6 Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Jobs
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Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.
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Required Credentials: Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy.
Preferred Skills/Experience: Clinicians should have strong Trauma Level 1 experience and/or be willing to work with difficult cases.
Unit Details: OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center is Oklahoma’s only Level I Trauma Center. Performs professional occupational therapy activities including planning, evaluating, establishing, and implementing individual and group treatment activities under physician direction. Evaluates independent living skills, occupational performance, prevocational work adjustment, educational skills, play-leisure abilities, social skills, and various psychosocial skills; develops treatment plans involving short- and long-term goals, frequency, and duration of treatment; assists patients through the design and fabrication of adaptive equipment and orthotic devices, joint protection, and body mechanics; informs patients and families of goals and progress; assists with discharge planning by ordering equipment and instructing patients on home therapy plans; may supervise students.
Floating Requirements: Travelers will be first to float.
Travel Occupational Therapist Job Responsibilities & Salary
Occupational Therapists care for patients with conditions that can interfere with daily activities, such as surgical procedures, arthritis, neurological diseases (for instance, stroke and multiple sclerosis), injuries related to an accident, and developmental conditions. Examples of job responsibilities for Occupational Therapists are patient assessment and developing a plan of care. The care plan may include exercises, how to use assistive devices, and strategies tailored to the person’s role at work and home. Occupational Therapists, who may supervise Occupational Therapy Assistants, obtain certification through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy. In addition, the American Occupational Therapy Association offers Occupational Therapists the opportunity to achieve board certification or specialty certification in certain areas. The average annual salary for Occupational Therapists in the United States is more than $95,000.
