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Senior Occupational Therapist (OT), Day Shift, Inpatient Rehabilitation
Adventist HealthCareUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Oct 2024
💰 $118,000/yr($68,000/yr – $118,000/yr)
About the role
Adventist Rehabilitation - Rockville
As an Occupational Therapist, you will:
• Provide, or direct and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. The therapist involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care.
• Reexamine the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modifies the plan of care accordingly or discontinues occupational therapy services.
• Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish a diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient or inpatient rehabilitation settings (Only needs assistance with rare exceptions, or highly complex cases) (flexes to any Rehab site as needed).
• In consultation with appropriate disciplines, plan for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provides for appropriate follow-up or referral. The occupational therapist will discontinue intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the occupational therapist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy (in coordination with referring provider/team where indicated).
• Be responsible for individual and assigned hospital performance improvement, program development and professional development activities
• Communicate, coordinate and document all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated.
• Supervise and direct the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants and volunteers.
• Manage schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and inform management of any issues with caseload management.
• Attend team meetings and effectively communicate patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case.
• Educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, graduate students and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy.
Qualifications include:
• Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from accredited Occupational therapy program
• Minimum 5 years’ experience (At least 3 years within setting preferred)
• Clinical mentoring experience
•Active Maryland License, AHA HCP CPR, CLT from Klose or Norton for lymphedema therapists
•Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
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Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation seeks to hire a Senior Occupational Therapist (OT) for our Inpatient Rehabilitation hospital who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will:
• Provide, or direct and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. The therapist involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care.
• Reexamine the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modifies the plan of care accordingly or discontinues occupational therapy services.
• Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish a diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient or inpatient rehabilitation settings (Only needs assistance with rare exceptions, or highly complex cases) (flexes to any Rehab site as needed).
• In consultation with appropriate disciplines, plan for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provides for appropriate follow-up or referral. The occupational therapist will discontinue intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the occupational therapist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy (in coordination with referring provider/team where indicated).
• Be responsible for individual and assigned hospital performance improvement, program development and professional development activities
• Communicate, coordinate and document all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated.
• Supervise and direct the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants and volunteers.
• Manage schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and inform management of any issues with caseload management.
• Attend team meetings and effectively communicate patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case.
• Educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, graduate students and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy.
Qualifications include:
• Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from accredited Occupational therapy program
• Minimum 5 years’ experience (At least 3 years within setting preferred)
• Clinical mentoring experience
•Active Maryland License, AHA HCP CPR, CLT from Klose or Norton for lymphedema therapists
•Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Work Schedule:
Full-Time, Sunday-Thursday 40 hours
Highlights:
Built-in documentation time
Majority of care is delivered one-on-one
Robust Mentoring program
Reimbursement for CEU's, specialty certifications and licenses
Rated America's Best Rehab Center in the Region by Newsweek
CARF Accredited in four programs
#GR8 Allied Healthcare
Pay Range:
$34.58 - $59.94At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.
We do this by offering:
Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
403(b) retirement plan
Free Employee parking
Benefits Eligible Positions:
Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans [including health, employer-paid disability and life insurance, PTO]
Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with 3 year vesting
Ancillary benefits such as flexible spending, legal and pet insurance to meet the needs of employees and their eligible family members
Subsidize
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