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Completes patient assessments and treatments.Assesses patient, plans and implements treatment, periodically evaluates patient's progress toward goals, and documents patient-related assessments and treatments.Plans and implements treatment programs based on evaluation results, discharge goals, and interdisciplinary team patient goals.Provides patient and family teaching, including specific exercise and motor learning to improve strength, endurance, coordination, self-care training, sensory stimulation, and mobility. Provides home programs.Adaptes environment to facilitate patient's progress.Assesses and implements discharge planning activities and makes appropriate recommendations regarding discharge needs, including home evaluations and equipment orders when necessary.

Delivers care according to an age-specific plan of care, and implements treatment programs according to evaluation results, discharge goals, and patient goals.As appropriate, provide patient and family education.Adjusts or modifies a patient's specific treatment with the prior approval of a therapist and adapts the environment to facilitate patient progress.Assists with data collection for assessments and reassessments.Achieves productivity targets as set by the department.Document patient records and productivity management records accordingly.Contributes to discharge planning. Makes appropriate recommendations regarding discharge needs and/or equipment requirements.Keeps professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honestly and completely; acts in an equitable and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional interactions.

Provide occupational therapy services to pediatric patients in a clinic and school setting.Provide routine evaluations to determine the need for occupational therapy services.Design and implement individualized occupational therapeutic interventions.Provided direct therapy services, including sensory integration, fine motor skills, and ADLs training.Document patient progress by completing quarterly progress reports.Provide parents with a home program to promote the child’s independence in self-care skills.Liaising with other healthcare professionals and with the patients’ families, and teachers.

Assists with patient evaluation and implements rehabilitation programs as identified and developed by the supervising Occupational Therapist.Provides direct patient care services utilizing appropriate procedures, equipment, and techniques under Occupational Therapist supervision.Treats patients by using therapeutic and self-care activities designed to improve function under the direction of Occupational TherapistMakes recommendations to Occupational Therapist on treatment style alterations.Communicates patient progress, changes in status, or problems to supervising Occupational Therapist and other team membersInstructs patients, their families, and other caregivers in skills and techniques of the treatment program under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist.Completes documentation of direct treatment provided within established time frames.Updates insurance provider on patient status.

Provides clinical leadership and support to the DORCoordinate clinical education activities and identify appropriate CL to assist with activities/trainings as needed.Promotes the use of EBP and clinical pathwaysParticipates in monthly training calls with CPSPromotes the use of standardized objective measurement tools and makes these tools availableDevelopment and maintenance of consistent clinical processes such as patient ID, service delivery determination, and care redesign.Participates in area meetings to address strategic planning and clinical program development.

Assisted senior therapy staff in performing interventions in a safe and effective manner.Provided behavioral /emotional support and supervision for patients with Dementia & Alzheimer’sAssisted patients with feeding, lifting, and transferringProcessed monthly reports for department performanceSupervised wellness groups of consisting of 14 or more patients in a group settingUplifted patients by engaging in games, crafts, music, and other activitiesTransported patients to and from therapy room following treatment.