Occupational Therapist- Neurologic

Cleveland Clinic • Middleburg Heights, OH

29d • Onsite

About The Position

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. Job Title Occupational Therapist- Neurologic Location Middleburg Heights Facility Middleburg Heights Family Health Center Department Physical Therapy-Neurological Institute Job Code T29015 Shift Day/Evening Rotation Schedule 8:00am-5:00pm/9:30am-6:00pm Job Summary Evaluates and treats patients with physical, emotional, cognitive and/or psychosocial deficits which impact their abilities to successfully perform independent living skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Must be graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
• Current Ohio Licensure as Occupational Therapist (OT).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross for Healthcare providers.
• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
• Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling.
• Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by 1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor.
• Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.
• Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.
• Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors.
• Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families.
• Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.
• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in clinical area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient 's ability to safely and effectively perform independent living skills and designs the appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment.
• Implements the treatment plan using appropriate modalities and documents subjective and objective findings of patient progress.
• Educates the patient and family/caregiver about patient deficits.
• Directs and supervises the activities of support personnel.
• Acts a clinical instructor or participates in the education and evaluation of students.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees