Occupational Therapist Supervisor

Description

Days Off:  Saturday & Sunday

Shift: Office Day

Insurance Benefits: Dental, Life, Long-term Disability, Medical (no premiums/payroll deductions for employee coverage)

Other Benefits: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy, Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan

About DESC:

DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center) is a nonprofit organization working to help people with the complex needs of homelessness, substance use disorders, and serious mental illness achieve their highest potential for health and well-being through comprehensive services, treatment, and housing. Our vision is a community where no person is abandoned, ignored, or experiencing homelessness.

As the region's leading  provider of services to multiply disabled adults who have experienced chronic homelessness, DESC serves almost 3,000 people each day. Our integrated service model is designed to help people secure and maintain appropriate, safe and affordable housing. DESC is recognized nationally  and regionally as an innovator in   developing solutions to homelessness.

JOB DEFINITION:

The Occupational Therapist (OT) Supervisor functions as part of the larger team to provide integrated behavioral healthcare services with clients in need of psychiatric and other medical or rehabilitative attention, client education, health assessment and related services. The OT Supervisor will provide in-the-moment, low-threshold care to clients who may otherwise not present to more traditional clinics. This position is involved in all aspects of referral, outreach and engagement, intensive case management services, and coordination with other providers to assure successful transition of consumers to on-going care. The OT Supervisor will provide oversight and supervision to the agency's Occupational Therapists (OTs) and Certified Occupational Therapist Assistants (COTAs). Services will be provided in the Seattle and King County areas. Some evening and weekend hours as needed. 

Interested individuals should have high coordination and collaboration skills, interest in social justice, advocacy, and health integration. This position requires a high degree of coordination and collaboration with other DESC programs as well as outside agencies.  

Work is done under the supervision of the Medical Director.  

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide outreach and engagement services, as assigned, working with team leadership & other team members when meeting new referrals.
• Provide variety of case management activity focused on stabilization and transition to other ongoing providers as appropriate.
• In collaboration with clients, staff across disciplines and departments are responsible for evaluation, planning, directing and administering occupational therapy evaluation and intervention to clients.
• Partners with the client, considering the person’s environment, evaluates and provides services for functional living skills such as self-care, life skills, vocational and avocational skills and community integration.
• Provide and prioritize crisis intervention with clients as needed. This may include de-escalation, going to EDs, and/or making referrals to crisis system if necessary.
• Assume primary responsibility for coordinating all aspects of clients' support and treatment plans. This includes providing and/or coordinating the following: survival services, stabilization in housing, acute and ongoing medical care, psychiatric treatment, financial assistance, criminal justice system coordination, substance use treatment.
• Advocate for clients' access to community resources and services, ensuring that clients' needs are met and rights maintained; consult and collaborate with community providers to ensure continuity of care.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with DESC staff, and other service and resource organizations to ensure full continuity of care for clients.

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Have strong communication and customer service skills. Demonstrate leadership ability as well as using interdisciplinary team concepts.
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision of a multi-disciplinary staff, including hiring, orientation, training, regular performance evaluation and disciplinary action as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of DESC personnel policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreement. Assure compliance with same.
• Facilitate team meetings to promote team cohesion and team members contributing their areas of strength and learning as needed.
• Establish and maint