Occupational Therapist
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About the Role
American Hospital Dubai seeks an Occupational Therapist to conduct functional assessments and develop treatment plans to improve patients' daily living activities. Requires a Bachelor's in Occupational Therapy, DHA license, and minimum 2 years clinical experience.
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Responsibilities
- Conduct functional assessments and develop treatment plans to improve activities of daily living
- Provide treatments as clinically indicated or prescribed by attending physician
- Apply supportive and assistive devices accurately to avoid harm
- Participate in quality improvement activities and comply with hospital policies
- Supervise junior physical therapists when required
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current license of practice in country of origin or Dubai Health Authority (DHA) license
- Minimum of 2 years clinical experience post certification as an Occupational Therapist
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
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Position Description
- Conducts functional assessment and develops a plan using treatment techniques to promote improvement in the activity of daily living of patients and individuals which includes improvement or restoration of physical function and prevention of disability.
- Treats and assists patients or individuals in preventing the loss of mobility before it occurs by developing fitness and wellness oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles.
- Provides treatments to patients or individuals as clinically indicated or prescribed by the attending physician or organized and structured patient care plan agreed upon by the physician and other multi disciplinary team members.
- Performs all clinical procedures and treatments following the evidence based practice and the clinical policy and procedures or guidelines established by the department, the hospital, the Department of Health Authority (DHA) and the Joint Commission International (JCI).
- Provides or assists clinical support and supervisions to other Junior Physical Therapists when required.
Position Responsibility
- Prioritizes tasks ensuring effective functioning of the unit.
- Follows the chain of command in reporting incidents or concerns.
- Participates in the department's Quality Improvements (QI) activities.
- Complies with Hospital Policy and Procedure regarding safety, infection control and security.
- Promotes incident, and customer complaint reporting to improve patient and family care.
- Uses selected measurement procedures, such as Joint Range of Motion (ROM) tests, manual muscle tests, and functional and coordination tests.
- Applies supportive and assistive devices accurately and in such a manner as to avoid possible harm to the patient or damage to the equipment.
- Applies appropriate modalities at correct dosages, correct length and intensity as deemed necessary by initial and ongoing patient evaluation.
- Ensures compliance with current American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) documents, including Standards of Practice for Occupational Therapy and the Criteria, Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, Code of Ethics, and Guide for Professional Conduct.
- Ensures that services are consistent with the mission, purposes, and goals of the physical therapy services.
- Ensures that services are provided per established policies and procedures.
- Ensures that the process for assignment and reassignment of physical therapist staff supports individual physical therapists' responsibility to their patients and meets the needs of the patients/clients.
Position Qualification
- Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current license of practice in country of origin or country point of hire and/or Dubai Health Authority (DHA), United Arab Emirates.
- Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience post certification as an Occupational Therapist.
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
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