Occupational Therapist - Rehab Center - PRN
Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
How do you keep your skills current when you work variable PRN hours rather than a steady schedule?
What they are checking: Whether they take ownership of their own competence and keep advanced techniques sharp.
Tell me about a time you taught a lecture or training to staff, students or a community group.
What they are checking: Whether they can explain occupational therapy clearly to others, a duty named in this posting.
How do you communicate with OTAs and the physician group when you are only in the clinic occasionally?
What they are checking: Whether they keep team communication strong even with a part-time or as-needed presence.
What would you do
As a PRN therapist you may cover patients you have never seen. How do you pick up someone else's caseload safely and quickly?
What they are checking: Whether they can read prior notes, keep the plan consistent and spot problems without starting over.
You are covering a shift and realize the regular therapist's plan does not seem to be working. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they adjust within reason and communicate with the primary therapist instead of ignoring or overriding the plan.
A patient tells you their home exercises are too hard and they stopped doing them. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they modify the program with the patient and check understanding, rather than just repeating instructions.
What availability can you realistically offer the Harvard rehab center, and how would you handle a last-minute request?
What they are checking: Whether they are honest and dependable about coverage, which is the main value of a PRN therapist.
About the work
Walk me through how you build a treatment plan from your subjective and objective findings for a patient with shoulder pain.
What they are checking: Whether they turn evaluation data into a clear, reasoned plan with measurable goals.
How do you decide which physical agents or manual techniques are appropriate for a patient, and when are they contraindicated?
What they are checking: Whether they know safe indications and contraindications for common modalities in outpatient rehab.
How do you make sure your coding and billing match the services you actually provided?
What they are checking: Whether they understand accurate charge capture and know the common timed-code rules.
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