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Shepherd Center
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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 .
Job Description
The Assistive Technology Therapist provides therapy care to patients.
-Uses evaluation findings to determine appropriate assistive technology to improve.
-Develops and implements treatment program to further patient's communication, device and environmental access, which is then periodically reassessed and adapted.
-Plans and delivers effective Patient and Family Training to ensure proper patient care.
-Completes administrative tasks including medical documentation as necessary.
-Collaborates with other assistive technology departments and other programs when appropriate.
-Effectively participates in intra-departmental staff meetings, and intra-departmental discipline/program committee assignments.
A degree from an accredited program in occupational therapy.
Required Minimum Certifications
BLS required
Basic computer skills.
Must display knowledge of growth, development, and the ability to obtain, interpret and disseminate information in terms of age specific patient needs (adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
Demonstrates competency in time management, organization, prioritization, and critical thinking by planning and organizing work assignments and prioritizing the specific needs of the patient.
Takes responsibility for growing professionally and seek opportunities for improving skills.
Communicates effectively using timely verbal, non-verbal and written communication.
Willingly adapts to changing work demands and work environment.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills and makes sound judgments to monitor and respond to patient needs or changes in condition.
Completes orientation and initial assessment of competency successfully by determined due date.
Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements by determined due date.
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