Occupational Therapist (OT) - Inpatient Rehab

Advocate Health•Park Ridge, IL

1d•$38 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

The Occupational Therapist evaluates patients’ physical, perceptual, cognitive, social, and vocational abilities and how these affect activities of daily living. The therapist develops and implements individualized treatment plans, provides or fabricates assistive devices and splints, monitors patient outcomes, adjusts treatment as needed, and communicates patient status to physicians and teammates. The role also addresses factors affecting patients’ physical and psychosocial comfort. The Occupational Therapist plans and completes discharges, including home programs, patient and family education, community-service referrals, care transitions, and equipment orders. The role requires collaboration with relevant stakeholders and completion of patient-care documentation, statistics, billing, and scheduling in accordance with department policies, accreditation standards, insurance guidelines, and productivity requirements. The therapist maintains a clean and orderly treatment area, uses appropriate modalities and exercise equipment, performs patient positioning and transfers, and follows safety and infection-control procedures. The role includes participating in quality-improvement activities, managing caseload and coverage needs, pursuing continuing education, orienting new staff as requested, and providing coworker feedback when requested. Depending on qualifications and applicable requirements, the therapist may supervise occupational therapy assistants, extenders, and students. This is a part-time position in inpatient rehabilitation. Registry requirements include one weekend day every month, one holiday, and one weekend day around the holiday. The listed pay range is $38.20–$57.30.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited school, or educational requirements commensurate with the date of graduation.
Maintain continuing-education requirements mandated by applicable state professional standards.
Licensed Occupational Therapist in the state where the employee works.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association, obtained within 90 days unless the department leader determines it is not required.
No prior work experience required.
Intermediate computer skills.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Demonstrated organization, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
Successfully complete competency assessments and requirements related to patient care and site standards.
Maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications such as DNV or CARF, as applicable.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served, including knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and the ability to assess and interpret age-specific patient needs.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, and squat throughout the workday.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist; lift up to 10 pounds from waist to overhead; and lift and carry up to 40 pounds at waist height a reasonable distance.
Ability to push or pull with 30 pounds of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Ability to perform repetitive hand use, including simple grasping of 5–15 pounds for 20% of the workday, pushing or pulling up to 75–100 pounds for 10% of the day, and fine hand manipulation during massage and joint mobilization.
Functional use of senses to allow effective communication.
Ability to wear protective clothing as needed due to exposure to electrical and chemical hazards and blood and body fluids.
Ability to travel if required, with potential exposure to road and weather hazards.
Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.
Meet registry requirements: one weekend day every month, one holiday, and one weekend day around the holiday.

Responsibilities

Interpret physician referrals and evaluate patients’ physical, perceptual, cognitive, social, and vocational abilities and their impact on activities of daily living.
Establish and implement individualized plans of care based on evaluations, functional goals, and appropriate treatment techniques.
Provide or fabricate assistive devices and splints to support functional independence.
Monitor and evaluate outcomes, adjust treatment plans based on patient response, and provide status updates to physicians and teammates.
Identify and address factors affecting patients’ physical and psychosocial comfort.
Plan and complete patient discharges, including home programs, patient and family education, community-service referrals, care-transition planning, and equipment orders as appropriate.
Communicate and collaborate with stakeholders to support optimal patient care.
Complete required evaluations, progress notes, team-conference reports, discharge summaries, and other documentation according to policy and accreditation standards.
Record patient care and progress; complete daily statistics, billing, and scheduling; follow insurance authorization and visit guidelines; and meet productivity standards.
Follow billing, documentation, and timeline requirements.
Clean up after treatment, put away equipment, and keep the treatment area neat and orderly.
Perform manual techniques, positioning, transferring, and transporting duties using proper techniques.
Use modalities, exercise equipment, and other devices in accordance with department orientation and demonstrate knowledge of their indications and contraindications.
Promote patient safety and follow safety and infection-control measures.
Participate in performance-improvement activities to resolve problems affecting patient outcomes and improve quality of care.
Manage assigned caseload, communicate coverage needs and availability to site leadership, and assist with coverage according to department and regional needs.
Pursue professional growth through continuing education, department in-services, and professional literature.
Orient new staff to clinical and department policies as requested and provide coworker feedback as requested.
May supervise occupational therapy assistants, delegate patients to assistive personnel, and provide direction and ongoing supervision while retaining responsibility for the patient’s plan of care and goals.
May directly supervise occupational therapy extenders and teach them appropriate patient-specific techniques.
May supervise occupational therapy students after completing one year of clinical experience.