Occupational Therapist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an American Occupational Therapy Association accredited Occupational Therapy program.
• Certification by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
• Licensure is required in every US State and Territory the Therapist is practicing. Licensure requirements should be met according to individual State laws.
• Possesses and maintains BLS certification to meet department/program protocol.
• Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Serves as clinical instructor for occupational therapy students. Supervises, teaches, and evaluates skills of students. Communicates with participating universities regarding skill levels of students.
• Participates in program development and/or research activities.
• Meet or exceed clinical outcome collection standards established by department leadership.
• Meet or exceed clinical outcome performance/improvement goals established by department leadership in designated programs.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patient condition.
• Establishes treatment goals in collaboration with patient and family as appropriate, and in collaboration with the treatment team. Treatment goals should be interdisciplinary and patient-centered whenever possible.
• Establishes written treatment plan, and administers treatment for each patient according to the stated goals.
• Delegates responsibilities to occupational therapy assistants as appropriate.
• Re-evaluates patient's status and effects of treatment.
• Revises treatment plan as necessary.
• Reviews revised goals with patient and family as appropriate.
• Evaluates patient's need for medical equipment and orders the appropriate equipment as necessary.
• Evaluates equipment upon delivery and instructs patient, patient's family, and health care workers on its use.
• Participates in planning for patient discharge by considering and communicating with patient, family, community support/services, and environmental limitations.
• Documents patient's status and progress through initial evaluation, progress notes, and discharge summary according to established internal/external time standards and adherence to reimbursement guidelines.
• Communicates with others to integrate occupational therapy treatment with all aspects of patient care.
• Participates in conferences/discussions as needed and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members to integrate occupational therapy treatment plan.
• Instructs the patient and the family in occupational therapy procedures as part of providing patient and family education including written instructions as necessary.
• Attends various meetings and in-services as designated.
• Follows all hospital policy and procedures including but not limited to patient confidentiality and infection control.
• Meets or exceeds program productivity expectations.
• Provides discipline specific coverage (following cross training) within the Mary Free Bed system as requested.
• Adheres to the Mary Free Bed Standards of Behavior when working with patients, coworkers and members of the community.
• Supports program operations as assigned.
• Participates in orientation and training of new staff.
• Serves as clinical instructor for occupational therapy students. Supervises, teaches, and evaluates skills of students. Communicates with participating universities regarding skill levels of students.
• Participates in program development and/or research activities.
• Meet or exceed clinical outcome collection standards established by department leadership.
• Meet or exceed clinical outcome performance/improvement goals established by department leadership in designated programs.

Benefits

• Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.