Job Title: OT
Location: Republic, Washington
Schedule: 8:00AM – 5:00PM x 5
Term: Permanent
Salary: $89440.00 – $124800.00
Astrya Global, a San Diego based medical staffing agency, is hiring a OT for a permanent assignment in Republic, Washington.
Responsibilities for a OT:
• Provide consultation in areas such as environmental design, adaptive equipment, proper positioning of patients to prevent contractures and splinting, and to agencies such as local schools, nursing homes, visiting nurse associations, and general hospitals
• Administer and write evaluations of assigned patients in accordance with departmental standards and procedures
• Maintain timely and accurate patient records and reports
• Design and administer treatment programs to increase patients’ levels of functioning
• Use therapeutic exercises and activities to improve or maintain strength, range of motion, and fine-motor coordination
• Instruct patients in adapted techniques and the use of adaptive equipment for meal preparation, home management, dressing, feeding, and other self-care skills
• Train patients in the use of upper-extremity prosthetic devices to resume previous daily routines
• Participate in home assessments
• Provide therapy for neurological integration; administer sensor-motor integration treatment techniques and visual perceptual-motor remediation programs
• Use activities to increase developmental levels of patients
• Design and provide individualized therapy for adult learning-disabled patients
• Administer treatment programs to patients with a variety of conditions including orthopedic, neurologic, cardiac, and balance disorders
• Use activities to improve judgment skills, reality orientation, and organizational skills
• Provide prevention therapy to maintain functional skills; instruct patients in energy conservation, joint protection, safety techniques for sensory loss, and transferring and visual field deficits
• Instruct patients’ families in personal care for patients, especially proper transfer techniques to avoid back strain
• Administer prevocational programs to prepare patients to return to or enter a work setting
• Provide activities to assess patients’ organizational skills, attention spans, cognitive abilities, coordination (fine and gross-motor), and adaptive-equipment needs
• Design home programs and instruct patients or families in carrying out such programs
• Meet dress code standards for the department; maintain a neat and clean appearance
• Check work email at a minimum of once per shift
• Complete all mandatory education within given timeframe
• Maintain regulatory requirements
• Report to work on time and as scheduled
• Wear identification while on duty and use computerized punch time system correctly
• Attend annual review and department in-services as scheduled
• Attend at least 75% of staff meetings and review all monthly staff meeting minutes
• Actively participate in the department’s quality improvement (QI) activities
• Comply with all organizational policies, employee handbook, and policies regarding ethical business practices
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with organizational policy, state and federal regulations, including HIPAA
• Maintain a current valid Washington State Occupational Therapist license
Benefits for a OT:
- Salary: $89440.00 – $124800.00
- Full-service Credentialing and Corporate Travel Team
- Referral Bonus up to $1,500
Astrya Global Medical Staffing offers 10+ years of staffing experience, 100% domestic support, and is certified by both the Joint Commission and National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations. At Astrya, we are dedicated to helping healthcare professionals find the perfect job.
