Occupational Therapist - PRN - Adolescent Psych
Company: Denver Health
Location: Denver
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
We are recruiting for a motivated Occupational Therapist - PRN -
Adolescent Psych to join our team!We are here for life's
journey.Where is your life journey taking you?Being the heartbeat
of Denver means our heart reflects something bigger than ourselves,
something that connects us all:Humanity in action, Triumph in
hardship, Transformation in health.Department4 Pav M Adolescent
PsychThe following positions within Inpatient Adolescent
Psychiatry, Inpatient Adult Psychiatry, Psychiatric Emergency
Services, CARES, and Outpatient Behavioral Health Services are
offering the opportunity to enroll in a new program offering a cash
incentive to recognize your work treating patients with substance
use disorders. This program is sponsored through the ACCESS
(Advancing Careers, Competencies, and Equity in Substance Treatment
Services) grant. Employees must be > 0.6 FTE to be eligible. 50%
of the bonus will be received 90 days after signing the program
contract.
* Registered Nurses (RNs) may earn up to $7,500 by December
2024
* Behavioral Health Technicians (BHTs) may earn up to $3,500 by
December 2024
* Care Navigators may earn up to $3,500 by December 2024
Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry provides care for adolescents ages
12-21 admitted to the hospital for evaluation, assessment, and
treatment of psychiatric issues. Adolescents are admitted out of
concern for safety and to prevent any worsening of their condition.
The program is designed to encourage progress in a therapeutic,
educational, nurturing, and structured environment. The adolescent
unit uses a multidisciplinary approach to include registered nurses
and behavioral health technicians to monitor the patient's entire
stay, 24/7. The treatment team of clinicians includes
psychiatrists, clinical social workers, psychologists, and
occupational therapy. The adolescent unit features an in-facility
school through the Colorado Department of Education. The adolescent
unit comprises of 21 beds. Staffing ratios include a
nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5 and behavioral health technician
ratio of 1:8. These ratios create safe, dignified, individualized
patient care.Job SummaryUnder general supervision, delivers safe
and competent occupational therapy as ordered by a physician.
Plans, organizes and implements specific treatment programs or
individual patients according to the principles and practices of
occupational therapy. Develops, improves, or restores skills in
activities of daily living, work, or functional activities. Directs
and supervises work of support personnel.Essential
Functions:General Operations (20%):
- Performs occupational therapy treatment procedures and
techniques in a timely, efficient and efficacious manner while
utilizing support staff effectively and appropriately. Delegates
patient care responsibilities per guidelines. Evaluates quality of
care delegated to support personnel. Utilizes evidence-based
occupational therapy treatment interventions.
- Demonstrates and articulates sound clinical reasoning in
synthesizing complex evaluation data identifying diagnosis and
developing a comprehensive plan of care. Develops and update
appropriate plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family
and related to the patient's age and lifestyle with measurable long
and short term goals and a defined D/C plan.
- Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Utilizes constructive communication skills for participation in:
patient/family interactions, conferences, rounds, peer
consultation, and operational communications. Conducts self in a
professional manner in diverse environments and situations.
- Completes patient and medical record documentation.
Documentation is timely, pertinent, precise and efficient.
Documentation meets agency and department standards.
- Performs all required data collection for department and agency
accurately and within designated time frame. Consistently meets
designated patient care productivity standards.
- Demonstrates competency skills in required areas of practice.
Utilizes appropriate methods and materials for effective learning,
monitoring response to education, and adapting program
appropriately. Expands occupational therapy evidence and knowledge
in practice.
- Provides clinical education experience for students per request
of supervisor or designee. Assists in orientation/training of new
employees, OT students, hospital staff, and precepts new employees
during orientation, as assigned. Trains and educates patients,
family members and care-givers in therapy principles, methods and
techniques in order to achieve intended outcomes.
- Actively supports and participates in agency/department
performance improvement and program development efforts.
Contributes to overall quality, efficiency and productivity of work
group and department.Departmental Duties (20%):
- Collaborates with appropriate parties to coordinate patient
treatment authorization.
- Updates and completes patient information per department
guidelines to ensure timely and efficient transfer of patient care
between care-givers.
- Completes patient charges per department guidelines.
- Achieves productivity standards
- Participates in performance improvement and quality enhancement
projects.Evaluation (20%):
- Completes a thorough evaluation based on presenting diagnosis
and pertinent information regarding the patient.
- Initiates evaluation prior to treatment.
- Completes appropriate data bases, problem lists, treatment
goals and individualized plan of care
- Treatment and goals are based on specific problems identified
by evaluation.Treatment (10%):
- Clearly identifies treatment potential.
- Sets goals to be objective, measurable, reasonable, and
described in functional or behavioral terms. A time frame for goal
achievement is stated.
- Involves patient and family/significant other in goal setting
where appropriate.
- Modifies treatment plan with re-evaluation or changes in
patient status and coincides with goal and plan.
- Ensures the treatment used is appropriate to the diagnosis and
is modified to meet the changing needs or changing response to
therapeutic intervention.Discharge (10%):
- Bases discharge on goal achievement, change in medical status,
or departmental policy.
- Provides discharge instructions to patient/family/significant
other appropriate for age, and learning ability, need for adaptive
equipment is identified and addressed.
- Completes discharge summary and makes recommendations for
follow-up are made.Communication (10%):
- Completes patient care documentation successfully.
- Updates and completes patient documentation to reflect
patient's current clinical status daily.
- Provides direction to support and assistant staff.
- Participates in timely and constructive remediation of problems
and/or concerns.
- Maintains current data bases, evaluations, progress notes and
discharge summaries according to department standards.
- Attends clinics, rounds, meetings and/or conferences, as
assigned to report on patients and provides feedback.Documentation
(10%):
- Completes documentation and conference notes.
- Meets the minimum stated departmental requirements for monthly
productivity.Education:
- Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree or above in accredited
Occupational Therapy Program. National Registration required.
RequiredWork Experience:
- 1-3 years experience in an occupational therapy/rehab
setting.Licenses:
- BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart
Association Required
- OT-Occupational Therapist - DORA - Department of Regulatory
Agencies RequiredKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of theory, principles and practice of occupational
therapy.
- Knowledge of safety principles in patient care
environment.
- Knowledge of standards, policies and procedures of Denver
Health as they pertain to occupational therapy.
- Ability to integrate requirements of the facility and/or
regulatory agencies into clinical decisions and documentation.
- Ability to demonstrate competency for occupational therapy
treatment methods, techniques and approaches per professional and
agency standards. Ability to meet physical requirements of job
classification (lift, pull/push, carry, transfer patients,
etc...).
- Ability to abide by the ethical guidelines as outlined by the
American Occupational Therapy Association.
- Ability to successfully modify communication style and approach
according to the situation in order to promote positive
results.ShiftWork TypePRN/IntermittentSalary$34.45 - $51.68 /
hrBenefits
- Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year,
immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and
generous medical plans
- Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
- On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes
- Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands,
travel, and more
- Tuition reimbursement & assistance
- Education & development opportunities including career pathways
and coaching
- Professional clinical advancement program & shared
governance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free
student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF
program
- National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health
Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employerOur Values
- Respect
- Belonging
- Accountability
- TransparencyAll job applicants for safety-sensitive positions
must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of
employment has been made.Denver Health is an integrated,
high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the
nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care
medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10
family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky
Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO
and The Denver Health Foundation.As Colorado's primary, and
essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a
mission-driven organization that has provided billions in
uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an
Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and
purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community
needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000
children a year.Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just
minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities
Denver has to offer.We strongly support diversity in the workforce
and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).Denver
Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions
reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our
commitment to diversity visit:
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