Occupational Therapist, Hand

Allina Health System • Eden Prairie, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health/CKRI is hiring an Occupational Therapist specializing in hand therapy. The position provides appropriate, efficient, and effective care for patients with hand and upper-extremity conditions. This is a resource role; the employee may float to other clinics based on staffing needs. It is a 0.8 FTE position (64 hours per two-week pay period), with eight-hour day shifts and no weekends.

The Occupational Therapist assesses patients, establishes therapy diagnoses, and develops, implements, and adjusts treatment plans based on patient needs and response to care. The role involves setting goals with patients and caregivers, educating them about treatment, monitoring progress, coordinating referrals and interdisciplinary care, and documenting and billing in accordance with applicable standards. The therapist also supports safe care and clinic operations, contributes to performance improvement and service development, and participates in clinical education and staff meetings.

The position includes specialized hand therapy contributions such as mentoring and educating clinicians, developing and delivering professional practice and performance improvement activities, supporting best-practice development and new programs, orienting and mentoring clinicians, participating in peer interviews, and helping develop hand therapy services through supply review, chart audits, and annual clinical competency work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in hand therapy.
• Licensed Occupational Therapist through the Minnesota Department of Health, required upon hire if providing services in Minnesota.
• Licensed Occupational Therapist through the Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services, required upon hire if providing services in Wisconsin.
• Must have one of the following: current BLS certification from the American Heart Association; current BLS certification from the American Red Cross; or Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide Occupational Therapy services to clients.
• Assess clients based on diagnosis and establish therapy diagnoses for hand and upper-extremity conditions.
• Design, implement, and modify therapeutic treatment plans and interventions based on client needs and response to care.
• Select tests, measures, and interventions that account for age and cultural considerations.
• Consult with clients and their families or caregivers to establish appropriate goals, timelines, and desired outcomes.
• Educate clients, family members, and others involved in care about treatment plans.
• Assess functional deficits and progress toward goals, and advance the plan of care in accordance with established guidelines.
• Use re-examination to evaluate predicted outcomes and modify the plan as needed.
• Select and delegate appropriate plan-of-care tasks in accordance with professional guidelines.
• Make appropriate referrals to other disciplines and coordinate interdisciplinary care.
• Coordinate, communicate, document, and bill according to program, regulatory, and professional standards.
• Use communication techniques responsive to the age, cultural, and population-specific needs of patients and families.
• Provide safe patient equipment and maintain personal safety and a safe work environment.
• Promote rehabilitation services by supporting patient and physician satisfaction.
• Participate in departmental performance-improvement and process-improvement activities.
• Support and promote new services as requested.
• Participate in clinical education and staff meetings and provide ongoing input to improve departmental services.
• Assist coworkers in meeting team productivity and performance targets; manage the daily patient schedule and help maintain clinic flow, including scheduling, room cleaning, and laundry.
• Educate and mentor clinicians.
• Develop and deliver professional-practice and performance-improvement activities specific to hand therapy.
• Assist with or lead hand therapy best-practice development and develop new hand therapy programs as appropriate.
• Provide clinical orientation and mentoring for clinical competence in hand programs.
• Participate in peer interviewing related to the area of specialization.
• Assist with hand therapy service development, including supply review, chart audit tools and audits, and annual clinical competency.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• PTO/time away.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education, as applicable.
• Student loan support and benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being resources, including well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, programs, activities, personal coaching, and tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level