Occupational Therapist (PRN-Dallas)

Our patients are our number one priority! We're committed to giving children back their childhood!

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Weekdays, 10 hour shifts + quarterly weekend rotation

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Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and outcome in accordance with standards set by profession’s national association, scope of practice and hospital policies and guidelines.
• Provides age-appropriate and family-centered care in accordance with current evidence and practice standards, provider’s prescription and protocols and regulatory standards.
• Completes documentation per departmental and hospital policy.
• Demonstrates skills sufficient for effective verbal and written communication with providers, patients of all ages and their families, hospital staff members, and other professionals.
• Supervises therapy aides, students and volunteers in order to maintain patient safety and regulatory standards. 
• Participates in formal or informal education of new employees, students, volunteers, and members of same and other disciplines.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team to enhance outcomes for patient care through individual patient care coordination as well as education and research activities.
• Participates in professional development activities.
• Expresses interest and ideas for participating in research projects, performance improvement processes, and outcome studies.
• Participates in community activities, programs that benefit patients or program that encourage wellness for our staff and the community.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Current licensure to practice in the State of Texas in applicable profession.
• Successful completion of training in accredited program in applicable profession.
• Certification in BLS.
• Recent graduate to 1 year of experience

Work Environment

• Working conditions: both inside and outside.
• Working Position: sitting, standing, and walking.
• Physical Demands: heavy.
• Physical Requirements: lifting/carrying, pushing/pulling, crawling, repetitive movement, stooping/kneeling/bending, climbing, balancing.
• An Individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in this group: 35-50 lbs.
• Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: feeling, hearing, seeing, speaking.
• An Individual in this position will be exposed to: inside/outside environment, bloodborne pathogens, loud noise, chemical hazards, respiratory hazards.