Occupational Therapist - Days - Per Diem

Island Health Careers•Anacortes, WA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Occupational Therapist provides clinical evaluation and appropriate occupational therapy care to patients, including developing and administering treatment plans. The role delivers direct care to inpatients and/or outpatients, evaluates patient outcomes, and coordinates discharge from occupational therapy. It also contributes to staff training, department quality improvement, planning, and professional education.

Requirements

Graduate from an AOTA-approved or accredited program.
Current occupational therapist license issued by the Washington State Department of Health.
Current Basic Life Support certification.
Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills consistent with Island Hospital’s mission, vision, values, and Promise.
Ability to apply logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret a wide range of technical instructions, and handle abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary healthcare environment and build positive working relationships with physicians, clinicians, leaders, and staff.
Demonstrated commitment to patient-centered care, service excellence, and compassionate communication with patients and families.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of hands-on experience in a clinical or similar setting, preferred; equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience are also considered.
Experienced occupational therapists and new graduates are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

Apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan to identify patients’ age-specific needs.
Provide direct patient care and assume the responsibilities of a staff occupational therapist.
Evaluate patients’ conditions, requirements, and knowledge; collaborate with physicians and patients or significant others to determine appropriate treatment.
Develop treatment plans and goals and perform prescribed treatments for outpatients and/or inpatients.
Train personnel in occupational therapy methods and techniques and supervise aides and assistants.
Establish and document each patient’s plan in the treatment record after each treatment according to established standards.
Communicate and solve problems with patients or significant others, healthcare team members, and other departments.
Evaluate patient outcomes and coordinate discharge from occupational therapy.
Assess personal learning needs, set priorities, and develop an action plan.
Apply Continuous Quality Improvement principles and support the Physical Occupational Speech Therapy performance improvement philosophy.
Provide input to the annual budget, goals, and department policies and procedures.
Participate in educational or professional meetings and continuing education or in-services related to occupational therapy.
As assigned by the Director, develop and implement specialty-area programs and perform other activities.
Interact positively with administration, directors, managers, supervisors, peers, coworkers, subordinates, patients, and visitors.
Meet attendance standards and remain at or below average sick-leave utilization levels.