Job Description
Prime Staffing is seeking a travel Occupational Therapist for a travel job in Urbana, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Occupational Therapist
- Discipline: Therapy
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
ID: 64206788 Shift: Day M-F 8:30-5:00Inpatient opportunities @ ~500 bed Level 1 Trauma center•20 bed inpatient rehab Description: Job Description: -The Occupational Therapist evaluates and treats patients of all ages. -Serves as a role model in the delivery of professional services and as a clinical resource for staff and students. Essential Functions: -Demonstrates ability to perform patient transfers with assistance as needed from bed, chair and floor, if applicable. -Is aware of and demonstrates safe and appropriate body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury to self, staff and patients.-Designs an appropriate plan of care that integrates goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plan. -Adjusts the care based on patient response and available evidence.-Educates patients, family, caregivers, students, and other health care providers using relevant and effective teaching methods.-Evaluates clinical findings to determine physical therapy diagnoses and outcomes of care.-Performs examination, selecting reliable and valid examination methods relevant to the chief complaint, results of screening, and history.-Screens patients using procedures to determine the effectiveness of and need for therapy services, if appropriate.-Uses support personnel according to legal standards and ethical guidelines. -Monitors the care delivered by support personnel and provides regular feedback.-Documents evaluations and plans of care according to department policy including goals, modifications of treatment plans and patients' response to treatments.Department-Specific Job Functions: -Evaluates and implements intervention plans utilizing activities that are functional in nature and take into consideration the functional and emotional needs of the patient/family. -Modifies approach in response to patient behavior and performance. -Utilizes standardized outcomes measures in a uniform manner to ensure functional performance is accurately reflected. -Completes documentation in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards-Collaborates with patient, family and significant others throughout the rehabilitation process and provides education/family training as necessary. -Provides supervision to COTA and rehabilitation technicians in accordance with regulatory agencies. -Clearly communicates patient performance, change in status, activity/transfer recommendations, and recommendations for discharge disposition and equipment required for the next level of care with the medical team. Schedule Notes:M-F 8:30-5:00Inpatient opportunities @ ~500 bed Level 1 Trauma center 20 bed inpatient rehab unit - 50% neuro (CVA, TBI, nTBI, SCI); LE amputation; multi-trauma; etc ~170 on acute OT caseloadSkills: Required Skills & Experience: -N/APreferred Skills & Experience: -N/A Required Skills: [ "PATIENT EVALUATION", "PATIENT TREATMENT", "PATIENT TRANSFER", "BODY MECHANICS", "CARE PLAN DESIGN"] Additional Skills: [ "PATIENT EDUCATION", "CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS", "EXAMINATION METHODS", "SCREENING PROCEDURES", "SUPPORT PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT", "DOCUMENTATION", "INTERVENTION PLANNING", "STANDARDIZED OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT", "FAMILY TRAINING", "SUPERVISION OF COTA", "COMMUNICATION WITH MEDICAL TEAM"]Education: Required Education: -Bachelor s degree in Occupational Therapy Preferred Education: -N/A Required Certifications & Licensure: -Occupational Therapy (OT) license from Illinois -Basic Life Support (BLS) Preferred Certifications & Licensure: -N/AJob Category: Clinical-Allied Guaranteed Hours: 40 Contract Weeks:90
Prime Staffing Job ID #37652227. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Allied / Tech:OT - Occupational Therapist,08:00:00-16:00:00
About Prime Staffing
At Prime Staffing, we understand the importance of finding the perfect fit for both our clients and candidates. Prime Staffing utilizes a unique matchmaking approach, providing the most qualified contingent staffing to our clients, and the most competitive contracts to our workforce. Our experienced team takes the time to get to know both our clients and candidates, their needs, and preferences, to ensure that each placement is a success.
We offer a wide range of staffing services including temporary, temp-to-perm, and direct hire placements. Our extensive network of qualified candidates includes nurses, allied healthcare professionals, corporate support professionals and executives.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Urbana, IL |
| Industry | All |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Website | http://www.primestaffingnyc.com/ |
About Company
Prime Staffing is one of New York's leading staffing firms specializing in temporary and full-time/permanent placements across multiple industries including; healthcare, business, consulting, finance, legal services, entertainment, media, information Technology(IT) and retail.
Prime Staffing is certified by The Joint Commission for its compliance, and integrity, in supplying superior healthcare staffing services to many of the finest healthcare organizations in the country. In addition to its impeccable reputation for providing travel and per diem health care staffing, Prime has become an integral partner in staffing some of the most prestigious business organizations and Fortune 500 companies in the country including multi-national bank and investment firms, international business consulting firms, global law firms and some of the most prominent media and entertainment outlets.
Prime's success and rapid growth is direct result if its most basic founding principle-provide our clients with the most experienced and qualified employees and, likewise, provide our employees with the best jobs at the top organizations in their respective professional disciplines.
Prime Staffing is a high-energy company with a corporate culture that embraces innovation, new technology and personalized customer service. We are confident in our ability to serve you professionally by placing esteemed and experienced individuals. Our continuous expansions enables us to adapt to the continuously changing needs of our clients and employees. Through our team of seasoned professionals we maintain respect, integrity and superiority in all aspects of our business.
At Prime, we work diligently to recognize your objectives and create programs to meet them. We believe that ardent customer service is an essential component to remaining at the forefront of a competitive marketplace. Prime utilizes its expertise, and decades of combined experience in the industry, to continuously improve, implement cutting-edge programs and maintaining our position in the market as one of the fastest growing firms in the Tri-State area.
It is our goal to build long-term relationships with clients and employees based on a foundation of trust, mutual respect and our expertise in the field of staffing. We guarantee dependability, consistency and security in all aspects of operation. Prime Staffing is the Superior Staffing Solution.