"Occupational Therapist III"

The Occupational Therapist III reports to the Clinical Supervisor/OP Manager and provides both direct and indirect patient care services, works primarily with adult and geriatric patients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, although pediatric and adolescent patients may also be treated, demonstrates a solid knowledge base within a wide range of diagnoses including general medicine, orthopedics, neurology, and cardiopulmonary in the adult and/or pediatric setting. Under general supervision and within a specific therapy discipline, the Occupational Therapist III independently performs complex patient evaluations and therapeutic interventions, serves as a mentor to staff and consultant to other medical professionals in patient evaluations, therapeutic intervention planning or intervention requiring discipline specific skills, makes recommendations in patient care procedures, protocols or programs related to the discipline specific areas, and instructs therapists and other medical professionals in the theory, application and/or performance of discipline specific skills. The Occupational Therapist III may also supervise support personnel as allowed by discipline specific State Practice Acts including Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and Rehabilitation Aides as well as O.T. and C.O.T.A. students. The Occupational Therapist III actively participates in departmental and organizational programs, including performance improvement activities, clinical education programs, and inservices and staff development activities.

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