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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Holidays - One Major Summer Holiday, Holidays - One Major Winter Holiday, Weekends - Every Fourth Weekend

Scheduled Hours:

varies

Shift:

4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

10024 - 0600 PTRC

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

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At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Job Description

I. Major Responsibilities:

1.  Administers Occupational Therapy for physically, developmentally and/or functionally disabled patient populations, including infants and children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics and frail elderly, inpatient and outpatient as assigned.
2.  Examines and evaluates patient’s Occupational therapy needs. Formulates a Occupational therapy diagnosis, and develops a treatment plan with treatment goals directed towards maximizing function.  Completes documentation that evidences a high degree of clinical knowledge, attention to individual patient complexities and needs and modifications to treatment plan to assure best functional outcome.  
3. ��Selects purposeful activities suited to the patient's emotional, intellectual and physical functional level in order to upgrade the patient's performance to maximal independence.
4.  Delegates caseload to therapist assistants, overseeing quality of care and supervising performance. Collaborates with team members to assure patient coverage and equitable work distribution.
5.  Meets and often exceeds department standards for productivity, timely completion of clinical and non-clinical documentation.  Attends to details in meeting timeframes for patient care in relation to patient’s need and overall plan for hospitalization or insurance rules and authorization procedures.  Demonstrates high level of commitment to patients and position through excellent attendance, efforts to improve processes, and willingness to extend beyond normal work hours when necessary to meet patient or department needs.
6.  Acts as a clinical resource for a designated clinical population or functional unit.  Researches clinical protocols in specialty practice area to evaluate outcomes, assure evidence-based practice and up-to-date procedures.  Presents results of research to clinical staff and oversees staff training when new protocols are implemented.  
7.  Educates patient, family and other caregivers in therapy program and goals. Participates in patient care meetings, collaborates with team members, and assists with discharge planning.
8.  Consults with other members of the health care team to insure coordination and effectiveness of therapies provided.  May act as resource to medical team via consultation in clinic, participation in patient care rounds or provision of inservice education to non-rehabilitation departments to promote awareness of Occupational Therapy.
9.  Is active in orientation of new staff and supervision of students and aides.  Accepts a minimum of one preceptor assignment or clinical affiliate / year.  Participates regularly in specific orientation of new staff in area of clinical expertise.
10. Participates in implementation of quality assurance program for clinical service, including routine chart audits to assure compliance to protocols, review of staff documentation and clinical activities to mentor improved performance and / or improve clinical or business processes.
11. Assists in implementation of triaging, prioritizing, monitoring admissions, referrals, and discharges to and from the service as assigned.
12. Develops own clinical knowledge and skills through participation in professional organizations, attending continuing education programs, seeking advanced certification, peer review and other related internal and external res