PRN Occupational Therapist - Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury

About Shepherd Center   With five decades of experience, Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center ranked by  U.S. News  as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit on-site, allowing us to care for the most complex patients and begin the rehabilitation process sooner. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again. Shepherd Center's culture is one of hope, humor, and hard work. You will enjoy career growth, strong relationships with co-workers , strong support from leadership, and fun activities that have ke pt over 1 2% of staff members working at Shepherd for more than 20 years .     The Occupational Therapist (OT) is responsible for assessment and treatment of assigned patients (adolescent, adult, and geriatric). The OT will collaborate with the patient/family to develop and implement a comprehensive treatment program. The OT will uphold the Shepherd Center standards and values through their interactions with staff, co-workers and others. Programmatic processes may vary across the center and the OT will meet required competency identified within each program. Job Responsibilities: Develops and implements treatment program to further patient’s functional skills, which is then periodically reassessed and adapted. Effective communication and team collaboration. Professional behaviors and expectations Helping patients to develop, regain, or maintain their ability to perform daily activities. Plans and develops effective patient and family training to ensure proper patient care. Makes recommendations for specialty services or consultations as needed. Uses evaluation findings to determine appropriate discharge planning needs. Effectively participates in intra-departmental staff meetings, and intra-departmental discipline/program committee assignments. May participate in education programs by teaching and supervising students. Participates in research projects as needed. Completes and submits required documentation according to program guidelines. Provides skilled interventions as outlined by AOTA Willing to treat a diverse population and ready to learn and grow your clinical skills. Participates in patient team conferences. Facilitates patient goals through Goal Attainment Scaling. Communicates with client and family to develop rapport, review POC, progress, and transition to next level of care. Ensures appropriate recommendations are made for DME needs for safe transition. Documents information…