OT-FGH
Apply NowCompany: Forrest General Hospital
Location: Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Description:
Details
Client Name
Forrest General Hospital
Job Type
Travel
Offering
Allied
Profession
Therapy
Specialty
OT
Job ID
29442704
Job Title
OT-FGH
Weekly Pay
$2506.0
Shift Details
Shift
Day - 8x5 - 08AM
Scheduled Hours
40
Job Order Details
Start Date
11/25/2024
End Date
02/22/2025
Duration
13 Week(s)
Job Description
Job Title: Seasonal Occupational Therapist
Job Specialty: Occupational Therapy
Job Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Day - 5x8 - 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, 40 Hours Per Week
Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours
Experience: Minimum of 1 year of full-time acute care experience or 2 years in a skilled nursing/inpatient rehab facility, or 2 years of acute care experience with part-time hours.
License: Licensed Occupational Therapist
Certifications: None specified
Must-Have: Proof of 2 hours of CVA specific continuing education within the recent four months
Job Description:
- Implement physician's orders for occupational therapy services.
- Work within an interdisciplinary environment to facilitate patient return to an independent and safe lifestyle.
- Utilize growth and developmental knowledge for pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patient care.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for age-appropriate care.
- Assess patient status, interprets data, and plan care according to age-specific needs.
- Conduct patient evaluations using appropriate functional tests/measures.
- Construct short-term, long-term, and patient/family goals based on evaluation.
- Perform patient evaluations with the ability to interpret social factors, medical stability, and other factors.
- Demonstrate tolerance for physically demanding tasks, ensuring patient and personal safety.
- Maintain secure documentation in the Electronic Medical Record.
- Use critical thinking in patient evaluation and treatment planning.
- Understand and apply physical agent modalities, such as moist heat and paraffin, appropriately.
- Possess knowledge of the cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal, nervous, and integumentary systems in patient care.
- Identify learning needs of patients or family members and address them effectively.
- Cooperate with team members to support patients throughout the therapeutic process.
- Perform other related job duties as assigned.
Physical Demands:
- Constant walking, balancing, standing, turning, reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing, and handling.
- Frequent stooping, crouching, sitting.
- Occasional running, climbing, kneeling.
- Rarely crawling, throwing.
- Ability to lift, handle, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.
- Operate equipment such as blood pressure machines, pulse oximetry, wheelchairs, and walkers.
Mental Demands:
- Follow and interpret physician's orders.
- Respond to patient needs and demonstrate initiative in completing treatment.
Client Details
Address
6051 US 49
City
Hattiesburg
State
MS
Zip Code
39401
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Client Name
Forrest General Hospital
Job Type
Travel
Offering
Allied
Profession
Therapy
Specialty
OT
Job ID
29442704
Job Title
OT-FGH
Weekly Pay
$2506.0
Shift Details
Shift
Day - 8x5 - 08AM
Scheduled Hours
40
Job Order Details
Start Date
11/25/2024
End Date
02/22/2025
Duration
13 Week(s)
Job Description
Job Title: Seasonal Occupational Therapist
Job Specialty: Occupational Therapy
Job Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Day - 5x8 - 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, 40 Hours Per Week
Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours
Experience: Minimum of 1 year of full-time acute care experience or 2 years in a skilled nursing/inpatient rehab facility, or 2 years of acute care experience with part-time hours.
License: Licensed Occupational Therapist
Certifications: None specified
Must-Have: Proof of 2 hours of CVA specific continuing education within the recent four months
Job Description:
- Implement physician's orders for occupational therapy services.
- Work within an interdisciplinary environment to facilitate patient return to an independent and safe lifestyle.
- Utilize growth and developmental knowledge for pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patient care.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for age-appropriate care.
- Assess patient status, interprets data, and plan care according to age-specific needs.
- Conduct patient evaluations using appropriate functional tests/measures.
- Construct short-term, long-term, and patient/family goals based on evaluation.
- Perform patient evaluations with the ability to interpret social factors, medical stability, and other factors.
- Demonstrate tolerance for physically demanding tasks, ensuring patient and personal safety.
- Maintain secure documentation in the Electronic Medical Record.
- Use critical thinking in patient evaluation and treatment planning.
- Understand and apply physical agent modalities, such as moist heat and paraffin, appropriately.
- Possess knowledge of the cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal, nervous, and integumentary systems in patient care.
- Identify learning needs of patients or family members and address them effectively.
- Cooperate with team members to support patients throughout the therapeutic process.
- Perform other related job duties as assigned.
Physical Demands:
- Constant walking, balancing, standing, turning, reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing, and handling.
- Frequent stooping, crouching, sitting.
- Occasional running, climbing, kneeling.
- Rarely crawling, throwing.
- Ability to lift, handle, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.
- Operate equipment such as blood pressure machines, pulse oximetry, wheelchairs, and walkers.
Mental Demands:
- Follow and interpret physician's orders.
- Respond to patient needs and demonstrate initiative in completing treatment.
Client Details
Address
6051 US 49
City
Hattiesburg
State
MS
Zip Code
39401
Job Board Disclaimer
By applying for jobs on this website, you consent to receive daily messages from CYNET HEALTH about assignments that match your profile. Email or text HELP for more info, or STOP to unsubscribe.
Your mobile info will not be shared with third parties for marketing. Standard messaging and data rates may apply.