Occupational Therapist-Full Time

About HealthsouthHealthsouth is one of the nation's largest providers of rehabilitative healthcare services. Healthsouth places a priority on clinical excellence, responsiveness to individual patient needs, highly specialized treatment programs and innovative thinking that leads to increasingly positive outcomes and opportunities - for patients and staff. To achieve these standards, Healthsouth actively seeks the best professionals in the business. Our employees are critical to our success. About Our FacilityHealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Colorado Springs is a 56-bed free-standing hospital designed and built to provide comprehensive rehabilitation for people who are medically and physically disabled. Our mission is to guide patients with physically disabling conditions along a comprehensive and individualized treatment pathway so they can reach the highest level of physical, social, and emotional well-being. We offer a wide range of specialized medical and therapeutic services for: Stroke, Brain Injury, Parkinsons, Multiple Sclerosis, Orthopedic, and Sleep Disorders delivered by experienced professionals Equal Employment OpportunityHEALTHSOUTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Job Description1. Evaluates patients referred for occupational therapy incorporating data from medical records, patient/family interview and observation of patient performance. 2.Assesses performance components of strength, range of motion, coordination, perception, sensation, cognition, as related to independence in living skills. Determines rehab potential.3.In collaboration with the patient and other team members, establishes appropriate goals, and develops the OT plan of care.4.Implements and/or supervises the implementation of patients' treatment plan.5.Seek resources as appropriate.6.Administers treatments requiring the skills and knowledge of a specialist7.Modifies treatment plan as needed based upon clinical outcomes of therapy. 8.Determines appropriateness of patient's response to treatment and consults with physician concerning modifications in plan of care.9.Designs individualized home programs and educates patient, family, and ancillary personnel in specific procedures, equipment utilization and home programs 10.Documents patients' response, therapeutic techniques and any modification to treatment plan or goals.11.Adheres to treatment and safety precautions.12.Delegates routine care to support personnel according to their expertise/experience, maintaining the responsibility for the patient and treatment programs at all times.13.Completes billing, attendance, and other records as required by department and facility.14.Assists in safe and efficient management and maintenance of occupational therapy program areas, equipment and supplies15.Assists in developing, implementing, improving and managing services, and programs.Current Certification as an OTR through the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). Rare exceptions may be made for individuals who are eligible to sit for a certification exam within 3 months of hire. Current CPR within 30 days of hire.e-mail: hrcos@healthsouth.com Fax: 205-262-4398 To apply for this job online, copy and paste the following URL into your Internet browser, or select the following link: https://www.healthsouth.com:11443/psc/hrpr01/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=1943&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1 To learn more about this and other career opportunities, visit our website at www.healthsouth.com Company: HealthSouth CorporationLocation: Colorado Springs, CO 80901Job Status/Type: Full TimeJob Category: Medical/HealthOccupations: General/Other: Medical/HealthIndustry: Healthcare ServicesCareer Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Company: HealthSouth CorporationReference Code: 1943