Occupational Therapist

CHI St. Anthony Hospital is a 25 bed licensed for 49 faith-based acute care level four trauma critical access hospital and healthcare campus serving the Pendleton Oregon area for more than 100 years. We are committed to the highest quality of patient care and safety; and to strengthening our community through wellness education. CHI St. Anthony Hospital is designed specifically to ensure that our physicians nurses and healthcare professionals can continue to provide extraordinary care for our patients. The 103000 square foot hospital features 4 operations rooms 11 emergency rooms 30 private patient rooms and the latest medical equipment. St. Anthony Hospital has plenty of room to grow as needed by the community and will continue to provide the safest quality of care possible. St. Anthony Hospital was also named one of the top patient experience hospitals in 2021. CHI St. Anthony is a member of CommonSpirit Health the largest not-for-profit health care system in the nation boasting an integrated network of top quality hospitals with physicians from the most prestigious medical schools and comprehensive outpatient services-all recognized for quality safety and service. To learn more go to www.sahpendleton.org

Job Summary:

Assesses, plans, and implements specific occupational therapy treatment programs for individual patients. Collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment team. Supervises work of support personnel.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Evaluates patient upon initial encounter to determine need for occupational therapy intervention and makes referrals to other treatment team members as deemed appropriate.
• Develops realistic goals with patient input; explains treatment plan and goals to patient.
• Plans occupational therapy treatment program for each patient based upon interpretation of evaluation results; interprets evaluation findings for patient, family, and treatment team members.
• Implements treatment or supervises treatment provided by Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, or occupational therapy student. Delegates routine care to supportive personnel as appropriate. Acts in a supervisory role to ensure proper execution of tasks.
• When treating Medicare patients, collects data necessary for Medicare billing and provides the necessary billing documentation to the Medicare claims coordinator for billing purposes.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited AOTA program

Required Licensure and Certifications:

• Current State of Oregon Occupation Therapist licensure

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to prioritize, organize and use time management skills, problem solving skills and productive communication skills.
• Must possess a high degree of precision and accuracy. 
• Good written and oral English communication skills; excellent interpersonal skills.