Compassionate Occupational Therapist — Rehab Leader

Carle Health; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Carle Health is seeking an Occupational Therapist to evaluate and treat patients of all ages, serving as a clinical resource for staff and students. The role focuses on designing plans of care, using evidence-based practices, and coordinating discharge planning with the health care team.

The ideal candidate holds an OT license with BLS certification, a bachelor's degree, and experience in collaborative rehabilitation settings.

Qualifications

• Certifications: BLS within 30 days (AHA)
• Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) licensed by IDFPR
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Work Experience: not specified

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ability to perform patient transfers with assistance as needed from bed, chair and floor.
• Uses safe and appropriate body mechanics to reduce risk of injury to self, staff and patients.
• Designs an appropriate plan of care that integrates goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plan.
• Adjusts the care based on patient response and available evidence.
• Educates patients, family, caregivers, students, and other health care providers using relevant teaching methods.
• Evaluates clinical findings to determine physical therapy diagnoses and outcomes of care.
• Performs examination, selecting reliable and valid examination methods relevant to the chief complaint, results of screening, and history.
• Screens patients using procedures to determine the need for further therapy services.
• Uses support personnel according to regulatory standards and ethical guidelines.
• Monitors the care delivered by support personnel and provides regular feedback.
• Documents evaluations and plans of care including goals and discharge modifications.
• Completes annual education to comply with relevant program requirements.
• Evaluates and implements intervention plans considering functional and emotional needs of patient/family.
• Modifies approach based on patient behavior and performance.
• Uses standardized outcomes measures to reflect functional performance.
• Documents care in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Collaborates with patient, family and significant others during rehabilitation and provides education/family training.
• Provides supervision to COTA and rehab technicians as required by regulations.
• Communicates patient performance, status changes, discharge recommendations, and equipment needs to the medical team.

Skills

BLS Certification

OT License

IDFPR License

Bachelor's Degree

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Carle Health is seeking an Occupational Therapist to evaluate and treat patients of all ages, serving as a clinical resource for staff and students. The role focuses on designing plans of care, using evidence-based practices, and coordinating discharge planning with the health care team.

The ideal candidate holds an OT license with BLS certification, a bachelor's degree, and experience in collaborative rehabilitation settings.