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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8-430

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

24100 - 4316 Home Care OT

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

Everyone Is a Caregiver

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 16,000 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.

Evaluates, plans and performs treatments to alleviate physical, cognitive/perceptual, psychosocial and or developmental dysfunction using purposeful activities and restorative therapeutic techniques. Participates in departmental activities to assure smooth operations and facilitate program enhancement.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1.  Administers therapy evaluations and develops treatment plan for physically, cognitively, developmentally and/or functionally disabled patient populations, including infants and children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics, and frail elderly, inpatient or outpatient as assigned.
2.  Analyzes and interprets data and assesses individually current functional ability.  Researches specific problems as required and makes a differential diagnosis when appropriate.  Consults with physician regarding any contradictions or alternative forms of therapy.  Assesses patient's progress, as related to their rehabilitation potential.
3.  Designs treatment plan based on initial evaluation and assessment.  Establishes short- and long-term goals for patients.  Utilizes therapeutic interventions and activities to remediate, restore, and/or compensate for losses in physical, perceptual, cognitive, sensory, psychosocial, and functional skills.   Provides treatment in both individual and group settings.
4.  Selects purposeful activities suited to the patient's emotional, intellectual and physical functional level to upgrade the patient's performance to maximal independence.
5.  Educates patient, family and other caregivers in therapy program and goals. Participates in patient care meetings, collaborates with team members, assists with discharge planning. 
 

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:
1. Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy or a bachelor's degree with a certificate or diploma for successful completion of a post-degree program in Occupational Therapy. 
2. Current MA state license as Occupational Therapist.
Preferred:

Experience/Skills:

Required:
1. Successful completion of national certification exam, or eligible and scheduled for next sitting.
Preferred:
 

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies, including age-specific competencies and their measurements, will be developed, and maintained in the ind