Occupational Therapist II

University of Miami•Miami, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Miami UHealth Department of Physical Therapy is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist II in Miami, Florida. The role plans and conducts individualized occupational therapy programs to help patients develop, regain, or maintain their ability to perform daily activities. The therapist teaches patients skills and techniques, including how to use adaptive equipment, and evaluates and records patients’ activities and progress. The Occupational Therapist II uses clinical reasoning to evaluate complex data, identify diagnoses, and create comprehensive care plans. In collaboration with patients and families, the therapist develops measurable goals and age- and lifestyle-appropriate plans, administers assessments and treatments, revises interventions as needed, and discharges patients when goals are met or medical necessity ends. The role also provides patient and family education, collects departmental data, follows University and unit policies, and supports specialty program development, staff education, and health system initiatives. The University of Miami describes UHealth as South Florida’s only university-based health system, serving South Florida, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The system has physicians across more than 100 specialties and subspecialties and more than one million patient encounters each year. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; the department-specific qualifications also list a master’s or doctoral degree in occupational therapy.
Active Florida occupational therapist license.
At least 10 years of relevant experience under the core qualifications.
Department-specific experience: at least 2 years with board certification equivalency or 4 years without board certification equivalency.
For the 2-year department-specific experience pathway, evidence of training for advanced practice and/or program development in Occupational Therapy.
Certification as a Clinical Instructor (CI).
320 hours of Physical Therapy student instruction as a CI.
Approved minimum 50-hour curriculum of courses advancing specified clinical expertise.
Productivity attainment.
Fulfillment of 3 professional development/engagement activities from the Clinical Ladder Checklist.
Complete assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
Analyze, organize, and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
Handle confidential information with discretion.
Work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
Commitment to the University’s core values.
Ability to work independently and/or collaboratively.

Responsibilities

Use clinical reasoning to synthesize complex evaluation data, identify diagnoses, and develop comprehensive care plans.
Develop and update care plans with measurable goals in collaboration with patients and their families, taking age and lifestyle into account.
Select and administer assessments and treatment techniques and perform age-appropriate competency evaluations.
Follow intervention protocols and revise interventions as appropriate.
Discharge patients when goals have been met or medical necessity is no longer indicated.
Provide patient and family education appropriate to age, readiness to learn, and emotional status; choose effective teaching methods and materials, monitor learning, and adapt education as needed.
Ensure patients and families understand when and how to access further intervention.
Accurately collect departmental data within expected time frames.
Follow University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguard University assets.
Use treatment tools and equipment safely and effectively.
Maintain satisfactory productivity and adjust personal schedules when required by a crisis or real clinic need.
Participate in specialty-area program development to help the team meet departmental and organizational service needs.
Attend and participate in Grand Rounds, representing Occupational Therapy and sharing relevant information for staff development and service delivery.
Serve as an advanced clinician supporting the department’s educational mission and health system development initiatives.