Travel NICU Occupational Therapist Jobs in Salinas, USA at Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare – Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System , 450 E. Romie Lane

Position: Travel NICU Occupational Therapist – $3,312 per week

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Job Details

Works under the supervision of Rehab Supervisor and Manager of Rehabilitation Services.
Provides Occupational Therapy interventions to patients per referral, including assessment, care, planning, educating patients and families regarding treatment plans, progress and prognosis, scheduling, recording treatment information, and issuing appropriate adaptive equipment.
Should be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her unit.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Administers to children, an Occupation Therapy Care Plan compatible with physician, patient and family goals, including assessment and intervention in the areas of fine motor skills, self-help skills, development, durable medical equipment, and other areas specific to occupational therapy.
Coordinates with a CCS Case Manager for referral to a CCS panel provider or CCS Medical Therapy Unit for the patient who may continue to require occupational therapy services after hospital discharge.

Job Requirements

Master’s of Occupational Therapy required.
California Occupational Therapy license required.
Current BLS/Healthcare Provider status as per American Heart Association standards required.
Minimum of 3 years OT experience, and 1 year of NICU experience.

Schedule Information

Unit Specific Information

NICU experience required.
Patient assessment, care planning, educating patients and families, scheduling.
Adherence to safety standards, meeting department objectives, coordination with CCS Case Manager.
Development intervention, durable medical equipment intervention.
High-quality patient care, safe patient care, recording treatment information, issuing adaptive equipment.
Providing age-appropriate care, fine motor skills intervention, self-help skills intervention.
Documentation, cost-effective treatment planning.
Orientation of new employees, instructing therapy students, evaluating therapy students.
Charge Therapist duties.
Courtesy in professional interactions.

Additional Details

Assesses patients, plans and administers Care Plan compatible with physician, patient and family goals.
Provides high quality and safe patient care.
Completes all necessary documentation related to patient treatment.
Assists in efficient and effective return of patient to the highest degree of independence possible.
Maintains a cost-effective treatment plan.
Assists in orientation of new employees and volunteers.
Instructs and evaluates performance of therapy students and therapy assistant students during clinical affiliations.
Regularly assumes duties of Charge Therapist.
Provides the highest degree of courtesy possible to all employees, patients and associates of the hospital.
Adheres to established Hospital safety standards.
Ensures that department objectives are met.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served on his/her unit.

Title: Travel NICU Occupational Therapist

Company: Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare – Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System , 450 E. Romie Lane

Location: Salinas, USA

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