Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Services, Per Diem

Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Services, Per Diem

NMC is currently recruiting an Occupational Therapist (OT) in Rehab Services. The position is per diem (varied shifts), hours vary between 7a-6p. Northwestern Medical Center’s mission is to provide exceptional health care to our community. Join our high reliability team! With “people” as one of our core values, valuing our employees is a top priority for Northwestern.

Hourly Rate: $31.04 - $45.27

Occupational Therapist

Job Summary

The Occupational Therapist provides occupational therapy services for inpatients and outpatients across a spectrum of ages and within the continuum of care. Evaluates clients, plans and implements treatment programs which restores, reinforces, and/or enhances performance.

Pre-requisites

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of Occupational Therapy with current licensure in the State of Vermont.

Responsibilities:

• Provides exceptional patient care to our community within NMC & AOTA standards of care evidenced by flexibility in schedule to meet the needs of our patients
• Adapts information for diverse populations and environment
• Advocates for needs of patients
• Provides care in ethical and legal manner
• Refers concerns/issues to appropriate resources
• Protects confidentiality of patients
• Communicates with patients, team members, and management in an accurate and timely manner
• Promotes NMC Rehab through community outreach events and/or process improvement with cross-discipline teamwork
• Provides efficient patient care within NMC & AOTA standards of care
• Meets productivity standards of > or = 67% (solid average of 67% for 12 running months)
• Meets documentation standards, including completing timely clinical documentation per documentation policy
• Complies with re-administration of Outcome measures demonstrating patients are making meaningful progress meeting department expectation of 90% re-admin rate for discharged charts with > or = 8 visits
• Applies critical thinking skills and considers alternatives
• Organizes multi-task workload and prioritizes tasks
• Demonstrates problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Committed to on-going learning and practice of evidence-based medicine

Physical Demands: Frequent, prolonged standing/walking. Lifts, positions, pushes, and/or transfers patients, occasional reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching. Manual dexterity and mobility and moderate physical effort.

Working Conditions: May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases, occasional exposure under a wide variety of circumstances. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. Subject to many interruptions. Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries.

Required Protective Equipment: PPE as the situation warrants

NMC is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.