OccupationalTherapist(OT)-AcuteCare-SouthsideMedicalCenter

**Thank you for considering a career at Bon Secours!** **Scheduled Weekly Hours:** 40 **Work Shift: ** Days (United States of America) **Occupational Therapist - Acute Care - Southside Medical Center** Candidates accepting a full time offer of employment may be eligible for a **sign-on bonus up to $6,000!** Rules & restrictions apply, ask your recruiter for details. Internal BSMH associates are not eligible for sign-on bonuses. **_Primary Function/General Purpose of Position_** Occupational Therapists are responsible for providing patients with treatment to help them develop and improve their ability to complete everyday tasks related to their job and daily life. They perform patient evaluations and re-evaluations, establish patient treatment plans based on the referral from the physician/referral source (if required), and document the patients’ care and direct supportive staff regarding treatment process. This may involve outpatients, inpatients, pediatrics and off-site locations. **_Essential Job Functions_** * _​_ Reviews physician referral, patient’s condition and medical history to determine occupational therapy treatment needs. * Performs and documents patient evaluation, re-evaluation and develops treatment and discharge plans per department policies and procedures/protocols * Plans and administers medically prescribed occupational therapy treatments to patients. * Designs and constructs special equipment for adaptation of individual’s work and living environment. * Plans programs involving activities, practice in functional, pre-vocational, vocational, homemaking skills, activities of daily living and sensory motor activities. * Reviews progress and modifies treatment goals and plan of care as appropriate. May be involved with patient care conferences as appropriate. * Instructs patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home. * Responsible for overall management of patient cases including communication and coordination of care with treatm