Occupational Therapist / OT - Neuro Rehab

Overview

Occupational Therapist (Flexible/PRN) - Join our Rehab Without Walls team in the West Valley (Estrella)

Who we are looking for:

• Experienced therapist interested in working with a specialized neuro population

• Provide 1:1 outpatient therapy in assisted living setting with access to on-site gym, outdoor therapeutic spaces, walking paths, gardens, and art rooms
• You value autonomy, creativity in treatment planning, and patient-centered care

What you'll receive:

• Flexible PRN schedule – approximately 2 days per week

• Paid per Hour (not just per visit)

• Opportunity to practice neuro-focused therapy with functional outcomes in your patients' lives

• Collaboration with a multidisciplinary clinical care team

Responsibilities

What you will do: Responsibilities listed include but not limited to:

• Perform evaluations and develop treatment plans
• Regularly re-assess effectiveness of treatment plans, attend staffing meetings and family conferences
• Perform discharge evaluations, make appropriate recommendations for home and community safety, and provide referral and education resources
• Communicate patient’s needs and progress to the treatment team, physician, person receiving services and family members
• Communicates with other disciplines to ensure collaboration, coordination of care and enhance patient outcomes

Qualifications

What you will need:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from a college or university with an accredited Occupational Therapy program
• Current, unrestricted license as an Occupational Therapist by state in which practicing
• Current CPR Certification
• A minimum of one year’s work experience as an Occupational Therapist
• Demonstrates knowledge of rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological diagnoses preferred
• Communicates effectively and professionally in verbal and written interaction
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients which may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds following safety procedures
• Duties require fine motor skills, visual acuity, and walking/ standing for extended periods
• Additional physical requirements include: pushing/pulling, bending/stooping, reaching, kneeling, and positioning frequently at times