Occupational Therapist III – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

12d • $44 - $61

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Summary: The Occupational Therapist III (OT III) is autonomously responsible for examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis intervention and discharge planning for the OT needs of patients who have potential for functional impairments, limitations and disabilities and are referred to occupational therapy. Additional responsibilities of an OT III include clinical leadership for a specific patient care program and assessment of staff clinical performance. Job Description: Essential Responsibilities: Evaluate patients, discuss findings and plan of care with patient, implement plan of care, regularly re-evaluate patient status and plan of care. Demonstrate independence at an advanced competence level, providing care to a diverse patient population approximately 85% of the time. Provide clinical guidance, staff triage, program development or clinical research as needed 15% of the time. Perform teaching responsibilities including but not limited to: teaching patients and families, teaching and supervising students, preparing and presenting in-services, and educational lectures in and outside of the department and the medical center. Mentor, orient and assess competence and ongoing performance of less experienced therapists, therapy assistants, rehab aides, practice assistants, and support personnel and communicate results to managers or supervisors. Provide leadership to designated clinical programs. Collect, analyze and review statistics and outcome measures with recommendations for performance improvement. Collaborate with supervisor or manager to organize, direct, distribute and coordinate work. Demonstrate initiative, seek opportunities, accept additional responsibilities and set professional goals in areas of program development, teaching, quality assurance, performance improvement, research, and administration as appropriate to meet identified department or service needs. Support an environment of idea sharing and exchange of feedback with staff across the service and department.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required in Occupational Therapy.
• Master's degree preferred in Occupational Therapy
• License required: Occupational Therapist License
• Certificate 1 required: Basic Life Support
• 5-8 years related work experience required.
• Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) certification.
• Basic familiarity with computers.
• Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Nice To Haves

• AOTA membership.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients, discuss findings and plan of care with patient, implement plan of care, regularly re-evaluate patient status and plan of care.
• Demonstrate independence at an advanced competence level, providing care to a diverse patient population approximately 85% of the time.
• Provide clinical guidance, staff triage, program development or clinical research as needed 15% of the time.
• Perform teaching responsibilities including but not limited to: teaching patients and families, teaching and supervising students, preparing and presenting in-services, and educational lectures in and outside of the department and the medical center.
• Mentor, orient and assess competence and ongoing performance of less experienced therapists, therapy assistants, rehab aides, practice assistants, and support personnel and communicate results to managers or supervisors.
• Provide leadership to designated clinical programs.
• Collect, analyze and review statistics and outcome measures with recommendations for performance improvement.
• Collaborate with supervisor or manager to organize, direct, distribute and coordinate work.
• Demonstrate initiative, seek opportunities, accept additional responsibilities and set professional goals in areas of program development, teaching, quality assurance, performance improvement, research, and administration as appropriate to meet identified department or service needs.
• Support an environment of idea sharing and exchange of feedback with staff across the service and department.

Benefits

• As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities.
• Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
• More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
• At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs.
• Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging.
• We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life.
• While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees