Occupational Therapist - Outpatient Burn Rehab - Full-time

p class="MsoNormal"spanspanOutpatient Rehabilitation Services are provided at multiple off campus locations and include physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech language pathology services for patients across the life span (Pediatric and Adult). Patients may have a variety of diagnoses including but not limited to, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, orthopedic injuries, trauma, burns, chronic pain, birth injuries and other cardiac and neurology-related conditions. The goal of rehabilitation services is to increase the functional independence of our patients and improve their quality of life through state-of-the-art, evidence-based practices./spanspan/span/span/p p class="MsoNormal"spanspanOT will be part of an Interdisciplinary team of PT, OT and physicians providing world class evidence-based care to patients. Primary caseload will be patients with Burn injuries, but OT may be expected to work with some patients from other diagnostic/age groups to meet the operational needs of the department/span/span/pbr p class="MsoNormal"spanbspanQualifications/span/bbspan/span/b/span/p ul type="disc" li class="MsoNormal"spanspanLicensure/Registration: Licensure by the State of Florida as a Occupational Therapist./span/span/li li class="MsoNormal"spanspanMinimum 1 year experience required/span/span/li li class="MsoNormal"spanspanspanspanEducation: Master’s degree in occupational therapy/span/span/span/span/li /ul p class="MsoNormal"spanspan /span/span/p p class="MsoNormal"spanbuspanTechnical Knowledge,Skills and Abilities/span/u/bbuspan/span/u/b/span/p p class="MsoNormal"spanspanMust have clinical knowledge and skills to work with adult and pediatric patients with Burn injuries including scar management, splinting and pressure garments/span/span/p p class="MsoNormal"spanspanIn collaboration with patient and /or family member develops individualized treatment plans for each patient/spanspan/span/span/p p class="MsoNormal"spanspanCollaborate within discipline and team members of other disciplines and physicians to optimize patient care/spanspan/span/span/p p class="MsoNormal"spanspanManges patient caseload and Documentation to department guidelines/span/span/p p class="MsoNormal"spanspanStays current with evidence-based practice through professional development activities as appropriate to caseload/spanspan/span/span/p p class="MsoNormal"spanspanExcellent written and verbal communication skills to build and maintain relationships with patients, physicians and other referral sources/spanbspan/span/b/span/p p class="MsoNormal"spanspanActive participation in team meetings /span/span/p p class="MsoNormal"spanspanPerforms all other duties as assigned/span/span/p p class="MsoNormal"spanspanTravel may be required to meet operational needs at various locations./span/span/p