Outpatient Pediatric Occupational Therapist Full Time Day Shift $2

Benefits

• Annual Employee Merit Increase and Incentive Bonus
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $6,000 Student Loan Repayment ($3,000 part-time)
• Paid time off and Holiday pay
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)

Pay: Based on experience, starting at: $34.28 + per hour.

Description

A Occupational Therapist reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Occupational Therapist provides safe and effective occupational therapy services including the evaluation of functional performance ability of persons impaired by physical illness or injury, congenital or developmental disability and/or the aging process. The Occupational Therapist analyzes, selects and applies goal directed interventions for the treatment or prevention of these impairments/functional limitations to achieve maximum independence. The Occupational Therapist has the ultimate responsibility for the provision of services including the supervision of occupational therapy support personnel.

Responsibilities:

• Communicates effectively with patients and caregivers at levels appropriate to their age, cognitive status and language abilities and informs them of necessary information related to diagnosis, functional level and potential outcomes.
• Maintains knowledge of policies and procedures concerning precautions, codes, conditions, warnings, and general safety.
• Maintains treatment area, equipment and supply inventory.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for the care of those patients being treated by occupational therapist assistants and students.
• Supervises and provides education/instruction to facilitate professional growth of the COTA.
• Participates in the fieldwork education process by establishing a supportive environment while supervising OT/OTA students.
• Terminates service when maximum benefit is achieved, completes a comprehensive discharge and limitations, and goa attainment. Collaborates with Occupational Therapy Assistants as per state practice act guidelines.
• Reevaluates the patient, continually, and modifies or discontinues the plan accordingly.
• Selects, administers and adapts the content of patient evaluations according to the OT evaluation protocol and AOTA Standards of Practice.
• Delivers services consistent with the established Mission and Philosophy.
• Based on patient’s cognitive, physical, age and functional limitations, utilizes safe & appropriate guarding techniques and assistive/adaptive devices.
• Demonstrates a visible working style, acts in a manner that is consistent with and shows commitment to the NM Values.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and respects the rights and dignity of all individuals.
• Communicates suggestions related to opportunities for improvement and maintaining positive relations with all customers.
• Complies with current AOTA Code of Ethics, and state licensure laws.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients and provides occupational therapy evaluations, modalities and treatments in accordance with established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, maintaining the highest degree of quality of patient care.
• Contributes to cost effectiveness of services and programs provided by the development.
• Documents, on an ongoing basis, services provided, responses to services, and changes in status relative to the plan of care.
• Assists in performance improvement and support development activities.
• Interacts and practices in collaboration with a variety of professionals.
• Makes appropriate and judicious use of doubled, group/and or joint treatment sessions.
• Rotates services assigned based on census at home/program site.
• Maintains productivity level of direct care.
• Establishes functional, objective and measurable goals in accordance with the patient’s level of function, age, length of stay and discharge disposition.
• Interprets evaluations results to identify patient strengths, impairments and functional limitations.
• Complies with and adjusts to policy and procedure changes within the program/site.
• Schedules and prioritizes workload.
• Instructs patients and family regarding functional activities, home programs, and equipment use.
• Appropriately selects, applies, and modifies treatment interventions to insure achievement of treatment goals and provides patient/family teaching.
• Participates in internal and external continuing education opportunities and shares learning with staff.
• Identifies personal professional strengths and weaknesses and assumes responsibility for professional growth.

Qualifications

Required:

• Maintenance of a license to practice Occupational Therapy in the state of Illinois (or licensure application on file with the State Department of Processional Regulation)
• Above average written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic proficiency with a computer keyboard is required.
• Maintains current CPR certification
• Understanding of state, federal, and professional practice laws, regulations, and licensing requirements.
• Applicable assessment and treatment knowledge of preferred practice patterns related to various patient populations.
• Bachelor’s Degree: Degree from a school of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
• Flexibility and ability to manage work in a changing environment.

Preferred:

• Two to three years of previous work experience delivering occupational therapy services in a program and similar environment. New graduates may be qualified if clinical fieldwork experience is applicable and supervision by an experience occupational therapist is available.

Equal Opportunity

*Internal applicants are not eligible for the $2,500 Sign On Bonus*

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.