Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Providing initial and ongoing assessment to determine level of functioning.
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A Occupational therapist gathers background data, reviews referrals, selects and modifies evaluation tools, and evaluates patients determining the level of patient’s physical and psychosocial functioning.
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Developing and revising the plan of care in consultation with the physician and other care-team members.
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Responsible for planning, evaluation, and treatment implementation of assigned caseload.
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Preparing clinical progress notes.
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Supervising therapy assistants and home health aides as appropriate.
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Evaluating outcomes.
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Planning Discharge.
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Educate patients and/or families about proper safe use and recommend methods for installation of adaptive equipment.
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Responsibilities may also include the training of students from university or community colleges assigned.