Occupational Therapist

Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

May 07, 2024

Department:

34002300 Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation United

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

32

Union Contract:

Non-Union

Weekend Rotation:

Alternative Weekend Plan

Job Summary:

This position will be responsible for providing care in an acute care setting and inpatient rehab.

Key Position Details:

• This position is an alternate schedule that includes weekends*

• New grads welcome to apply

• 8-hour day shift typically 730a-4p

• 64-hours per 2-week pay period

• Benefit eligible

Job Description:

Provides care that is appropriate, efficient, and effective in meeting the customer's requirements for occupational therapy in a hospital, outpatient clinic, home health, mental health, skilled nursing facility or community based settings.

Principle Responsibilities

• Provides therapy to patients.

• Generates a therapy diagnosis by gathering patient data and assessing the patient.

• Designs, implements and modifies therapeutic interventions.

• Educates patient and family in establishing goals of treatment.

• Sets improvement levels and determines the amount of time needed to reach that level.

• Uses re-examination to determine whether predicted outcomes are reasonable modifies as necessary.

• Accommodates selection of tests and measures and therapeutic interventions to the age of the patient/client.

• Reports and records service charges.

• Provides safe patient equipment, ensures personal safety and safe work environment.

• Selects and delegates appropriate tasks of the plan of care.

• Supervises therapeutic programs and activities carried out by aides.

• Coordinates care with inter-disciplinary referrals or referrals to other practitioners.

• Participates in performance improvement and process improvement activities for the department.

• Supports and promotes new services as requested.

• Provides ongoing input to enhance the services provided by the department.

• Develops and promotes new and current programs as requested.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program
• occupational therapist experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Occupational Therapist

• MN Department of Health required if service area is in Minnesota upon hire

• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support

• Multisource required within 60 Days

• Physical Demands

• Medium Work*:

• Lifting weight

Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently