Student-Occupational Therapist
Company: Powerback Rehabilitation
Location: Upper Marlboro
Posted on: March 12, 2025
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Job Description:
Overview: FOR 2025 SUMMER SEMESTER STUDENTS ONLY (Rotation START
dates between May through August). Please check back if you need a
rotation for a different semester. Thank you for supporting
Powerback Rehab's Student Program
At Powerback, we're on a mission to improve lives. As the leader in
physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapies, we help
older adults stay active and thrive while providing essential
therapy for children at home and in school.
With over 38 years of trusted service, our reach spans skilled
nursing centers, assisted and independent living facilities,
outpatient clinics, and home-based care. We're proud to deliver
personalized care exactly where and when it's needed most.
Join an industry-leading team that restores hope and makes a
lasting impact. If you're passionate about making a meaningful
difference and want to be part of the future of rehabilitation and
wellness, Powerback is the place for you.
Why Powerback?
Student organizes and conducts Occupational therapy programs for
the agency to facilitate Rehabilitation.
In addition, they direct patient participation in selected tasks to
restore, reinforce, and enhance
performance. The Occupational Therapist Student facilitates the
learning of those skills and functions
essential for adaptation and productivity, in order to diminish or
correct pathology.
1. The Occupational Therapist Student will follow all Powerback
Rehabilitation policy and procedures
outlined in the on-boarding and orientation process.
2. The Occupational Therapist Student will be aware of state
licensure requirements and professional
standards related to supervising the Occupational Therapist
Assistant and other support personnel
with the supervision of the Clinical Instructor.
3. The Occupational Therapist Student is responsible for the
effective and efficient delivery of rehab
services; adherence to an established plan of care, department and
patient(s)' schedule, and timely
documentation of services with the supervision of the Clinical
Instructor.
4. The Occupational Therapist Student attends and contributes to
patient care, staffing conferences
and other related meetings with the supervision of the Clinical
Instructor.
5. The Occupational Therapist Student makes referrals to other
disciplines, agencies in order to
address the comprehensive needs of the patient with the supervision
of the Clinical Instructor.
6. The Occupational Therapist Student consults with other members
of the Rehabilitation team to
select the most appropriate therapeutic regimen consistent with the
needs and capabilities of each
patient with the supervision of the Clinical Instructor.
7. The Occupational Therapist Student Adapts program and/or plan of
care according to the needs of
individual patient with the supervision of the Clinical
Instructor.
8. The Occupational Therapist Student promotes a safe environment
and enforces the elimination of
fire and safety hazards with the supervision of the Clinical
Instructor.
9. The Occupational Therapist Student Orders supplies and equipment
as necessary with the
supervision of the Clinical Instructor.
10. The Occupational Therapist Student cleans, maintains,
identifies, and reports the need for repair of
equipment as necessary with the supervision of the Clinical
Instructor.
11. The Occupational Therapist Student puts patient service first:
ensures that patients and families
receive the highest quality of service in a caring and
compassionate atmosphere which recognizes
the individuals' needs and rights with the supervision of the
Clinical Instructor.
12. Under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist, the
Occupational Therapist Student screens,
examines and evaluates patients, including history, systems review,
and application of appropriate
tests and measures, synthesis information and interprets
examination findings in order to establish
a diagnosis, identify impairments, determine the predicted level of
improvement and the me
required to achieve it, identify precautions/contraindications and
design and plan of care. Develops
appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration with the
patient and caregivers,
implements the Occupational therapy treatment plan, and completes
all related documentation and
record keeping regarding these services with the supervision of the
Clinical Instructor. Services
include but are not limited to application of therapeutic
techniques in areas such as:
a. cognitive skills
b. muscle strength
c. coordination
d. endurance
e. mobility
f. perceptual abilities
g. sensory awareness
h. sitting and standing tolerance
i. balance
j. activities of daily living
k. joint protection
l. work simplification
m. orientation
n. physical agent modalities
13. The Occupational Therapist Student designs, fabricates, fits
and/or applies adaptive devices, and
trains patients in the use of adaptive devices included
orthotactics and prosthetics with the supervision
of the Clinical Instructor.
14. The Occupational Therapist Student selects appropriate
activities suited to the individual's physical
and mental capacity, intelligence level and interest with the
supervision of the Clinical Instructor.
15. The Occupational Therapist Student instructs patient in the
skills and techniques required for
participation in functional activities and evaluates patient
progress, attitudes, and behavior as
related to rehabilitative potential with the supervision of the
Clinical Instructor.
16. The Occupational Therapist Student performs routine
reexamination as needed/required to
modify/progress plan of treatment with the supervision of the
Clinical Instructor.
17. Performs other related dues as required with the supervision of
the Clinical Instructor.
Qualifications: 1. Good organizational and time management
skills.
2. Good verbal and written communication skills.
Keywords: Powerback Rehabilitation, Washington DC , Student-Occupational Therapist, Healthcare , Upper Marlboro, DC
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