Occupational Therapist, Home Care, PRN, Bronson at Home

Bronson Healthcare

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides treatment to patients to facilitate development and rehabilitation of physically, cognitively, or emotionally disabled persons for the purpose of restoring and enhancing functional independence. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served. This role involves regularly performing work requiring a high level of interpersonal skills to deal with delicate patient care matters, and produces levels of mental/visual fatigue typical of jobs with a wide variety of duties and frequent, uncontrollable deadlines. Work may involve up to 40% of the time on a personal computer or CRT. It involves regularly lifting of bulky or moderately heavy weights (up to 50 pounds) and occasionally assisting with heavier tasks or expending equivalent effort in pushing, pulling, or handling materials and equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current Occupational Therapy license in good standing with the State of Michigan
• Driving your own vehicle on a regularly scheduled basis to perform business on behalf of Bronson is required for this position and will require successfully pass of MVR check after an offer of employment has been made but prior to the employee’s start date.
• Proof of valid auto insurance on that vehicle that will be driven while on duty for Bronson is required.
• BLS Certification required within 3 months of employment
• Current driver's license in the state of Michigan, availability of car for business use on a daily basis, and proof of insurance required for BAH
• Keyboarding skills to operate a PC/mobile device
• Must work as a team member and be able to effectively communicate with patients, visitors, and all members of the care delivery team
• Social sensitivity and the ability to communicate in English effectively is definitely required

Nice To Haves

• Clinical Experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Interpretation and implementation of referrals; evaluates patient functional status and therapeutic needs through standardized assessment and testing; establishes functional baseline to be used throughout treatment as a gauge of progress and optimal functional independence.
• Establish education and treatment planning.
• Family and community education
• Interdisciplinary discussion/rounds
• Patient care goal setting and estimating length of treatment.
• Program development and participation in department process improvement
• Serving as a resource person in areas of expertise
• Providing inservices in areas of expertise for the Bronson Rehabilitation System
• Direct patient care according to the treatment plan; facilitates and instructs patients in the skills necessary to successfully participate.
• May design and fabricate splints and other assistive devices.
• May cross-train to other departments within Rehabilitation Services as needed.
• Documenting evaluations, patient treatment plans, treatments performed, and progress; indicates condition in relationship to established goals and alterations to treatment plan to enhance therapy potential.
• Documenting in the electronic health record per compliance timelines
• Responsible for communicating to leadership any limitations that prevent timely documentation
• For each person served the therapist maintains accurate, legible and complete records.
• Serving on committees and task forces
• Participating in process improvement
• Demonstrates time management skills.
• Supervision of COTA, Rehab Clinical Assistant, OT students, COTA students and volunteers, athletic trainer
• The Occupational Therapist has the responsibility to maintain and upgrade his/her competencies based on the population served, the type and nature of the care provided, and advances in health care sciences and technology.

Benefits

• Community-owned, not-for-profit health system
• Largest employer and leading healthcare system in the area
• Provides care in virtually every specialty
• Full range of services from primary care to critical care at more than 100 locations
• High quality standards
• State-of-the-art, technology and evidence-based processes
• Ranked by Forbes as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers (2022-23)
• Ranked by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023)
• Ranked by the National Association for Business Resources as one of the 2023 Top 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level