Occupational Therapist, Per Diem Day Shift, Rehabilitation

Adventist HealthCare•Rockville, MD

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Adventist Rehabilitation - Rockville is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist for its Inpatient Rehabilitation department. The role supports Adventist HealthCare’s mission to extend God’s care through physical, mental, and spiritual healing, and may require flexibility to work at any rehabilitation site as needed. The Occupational Therapist evaluates patients with basic rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings; develops and implements plans of care; monitors progress and modifies or discontinues services as appropriate; coordinates discharge planning and follow-up; documents and communicates patient management with the care team; supervises assigned rehabilitation aides, office assistants, and volunteers; manages the schedule in response to census and patient load; attends team meetings; and pursues professional development. This is a per diem, non-exempt position with a fixed rate of $60 per hour. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday, five weekdays per month, with a minimum of four hours per shift. The position is day shift, and employees are expected to work two major holidays per year, including at least one winter holiday.

Requirements

Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
Active Maryland Occupational Therapy license.
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
One year of site-specific experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

One year of site-specific experience.
Strong COTAs are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish impairment or diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care before intervention for patients with basic rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings.
Provide or direct and supervise therapy interventions consistent with examination results, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and the plan of care.
Involve patients and appropriate others in planning, implementing, and assessing the plan of care; reexamine patients as needed, evaluate progress or changes in status, and modify the plan or discontinue services accordingly.
Plan patient discharge in consultation with appropriate disciplines, considering goals and expected outcomes, and arrange appropriate follow-up or referral.
Discontinue intervention when the patient can no longer progress toward goals or is determined not to benefit further from therapy, coordinating with the referring provider or team where indicated.
Communicate, coordinate, and document patient management, including evaluations, diagnosis, prognosis, plans of care, interventions, responses, barriers to progress, status changes, reexaminations, and discharge or discontinuation.
Supervise and direct patient care activities of assigned rehabilitation aides, office assistants, and volunteers.
Manage the schedule to accommodate changes in census and patient load and inform management of caseload management issues.
Attend team meetings and communicate patient status effectively, using the medical record or consulting other treating therapists as needed.
Participate in individual professional development activities.