Occupational Therapist, Variable Part Time Day Shift, Rehabilitation

Adventist HealthCare•Fort Washington, MD

1d•$37 - $56

About The Position

Fort Washington Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Occupational Therapist for our Rehabilitation Department 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: • Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with basic and some complex rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient or inpatient rehabilitation settings (flexes to any Rehab site as needed). • 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. Reexamines 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. • The occupational therapist, in consultation with appropriate discipline, plans 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 discontinues 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). • 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. Supervises and directs the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants and volunteers. • Manage schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and informs management of any issues with caseload management. • Attend team meetings and effectively communicates patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case. • Responsible for individual and assigned hospital performance improvement and professional development activities. • Educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, students and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy. Mentor and support students during their clinical practices, in patient-centered care.

Requirements

Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in Occupational therapy from accredited occupational therapy program or from an educationally equivalent international program
Minimum 2 years’ experience (at least 1 year in setting preferred)
Active Maryland License, AHA HCP CPR
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Responsibilities

Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care prior to intervention
Provide, or direct and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care.
Plans for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provides for appropriate follow-up or referral.
Communicate, coordinate and document all aspects of patient/client management
Supervises and directs the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants and volunteers.
Manage schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and informs management of any issues with caseload management.
Attend team meetings and effectively communicates patient status
Responsible for individual and assigned hospital performance improvement and professional development activities.
Educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, students and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy.
Mentor and support students during their clinical practices, in patient-centered care.