Team Leader Occupational Therapy

WVU Medicine

About The Position

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us! To apply to this position and be considered, click the Apply button located above this message and complete the application in full. Below, you’ll find other important information about this position. Lead occupational therapy staff and treats patients who have difficulty performing daily tasks due to physical, emotional, cognitive, and/or psychosocial conditions. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Current Occupational Therapist Licensure as required by the state where services will be performed: MD: Occupational Therapist License through Maryland Board of Occupational Therapy Practice OH: Occupational Therapist License through the Ohio Board of Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Training PA: Occupational Therapist License through Pennsylvania Department of State WV: Occupational Therapist License through West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy 2. Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date. EXPERIENCE: 1. Three (3) years occupational therapy experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: EXPERIENCE: 1. Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned. 1. Provides coordinated and comprehensive patient care including assessment, expected outcomes, rehabilitation interventions and evaluation within an interdisciplinary team approach. 2. Serves as a point person on assigned Team(s) to respond to calls and pages. Attends patient rounds and serves as a communication liaison with medical teams, care management, nursing and other patient care providers. 3. Works to develop and promote relationships with other patient care teams to enhance the provision of care and to identify needs to facilitate patient through-put and to optimize patient discharge. 4. Responds to customer service issues and special requests made by other non-therapy team members to assess appropriateness of request and availability of resources. 5. Serves as a staff resource in the Lead’s identified area of expertise providing necessary education and training to ensure best practice. 6. Actively involved in the orientation and training of new staff as well as to assist with annual competency validation. 7. Assists department leadership in managing appropriate staffing and team assignments and to develop strategies for surges in patient census to ensure the highest level of patient care is provided at all times. 8. Assess the ongoing needs and make-up of treatment teams to promote efficiencies in patient management. 9. Actively involved in identifying best practice standards within their area of licensure and recognized specialties. 10. Participate in developing education presentations in areas of expertise for the department and organization. 11. Carries out oversight responsibilities to ensure supervision of Assistants, Rehab Techs, students, and volunteers specific to their discipline. 12. Participates in education and training of WVU Medicine and other academic affiliate staff, students, patients, volunteers and family members to assure the appropriate delivery of care and to achieve the WVU Medicine mission. 13. Submits accurate charges for services rendered for patients, according to departmental policies and procedures utilizing the billing system via the patient’s EMR. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. The national Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds. All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient’s profile and appropriate algorithms. Details specific to therapeutic interventions outlined in Safe Patient Mobility Policyn where applicable. 2. Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs. 3. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids and different types of cleaning and laundry chemicals. SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 1. Ability to organize and prioritize time and tasks to achieve a well-coordinated work effort and to effectively meet work schedules including an ability to integrate multiple factors which may have an impact on patient care.

Requirements

Current Occupational Therapist Licensure as required by the state where services will be performed: MD: Occupational Therapist License through Maryland Board of Occupational Therapy Practice OH: Occupational Therapist License through the Ohio Board of Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Training PA: Occupational Therapist License through Pennsylvania Department of State WV: Occupational Therapist License through West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy
Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
Three (3) years occupational therapy experience.
Ability to organize and prioritize time and tasks to achieve a well-coordinated work effort and to effectively meet work schedules including an ability to integrate multiple factors which may have an impact on patient care.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy.

Responsibilities

Provides coordinated and comprehensive patient care including assessment, expected outcomes, rehabilitation interventions and evaluation within an interdisciplinary team approach.
Serves as a point person on assigned Team(s) to respond to calls and pages. Attends patient rounds and serves as a communication liaison with medical teams, care management, nursing and other patient care providers.
Works to develop and promote relationships with other patient care teams to enhance the provision of care and to identify needs to facilitate patient through-put and to optimize patient discharge.
Responds to customer service issues and special requests made by other non-therapy team members to assess appropriateness of request and availability of resources.
Serves as a staff resource in the Lead’s identified area of expertise providing necessary education and training to ensure best practice.
Actively involved in the orientation and training of new staff as well as to assist with annual competency validation.
Assists department leadership in managing appropriate staffing and team assignments and to develop strategies for surges in patient census to ensure the highest level of patient care is provided at all times.
Assess the ongoing needs and make-up of treatment teams to promote efficiencies in patient management.
Actively involved in identifying best practice standards within their area of licensure and recognized specialties.
Participate in developing education presentations in areas of expertise for the department and organization.
Carries out oversight responsibilities to ensure supervision of Assistants, Rehab Techs, students, and volunteers specific to their discipline.
Participates in education and training of WVU Medicine and other academic affiliate staff, students, patients, volunteers and family members to assure the appropriate delivery of care and to achieve the WVU Medicine mission.
Submits accurate charges for services rendered for patients, according to departmental policies and procedures utilizing the billing system via the patient’s EMR.