Inpatient OT: Rehab & Discharge Planning

University Hospitals; Elyria (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals in Ohio is seeking an Occupational Therapist to organize and conduct the OT program, coordinating evaluations and treatment plans to support rehabilitation goals for adult inpatient populations.

You will educate patients and families, participate in discharge planning, and collaborate with the department to ensure documentation, billing, and PHI safeguards are followed.

Qualifications

• Organizes and conducts Occupational Therapy program.
• Directs patient participation in activities/treatments to promote health.
• Performs evaluations and develops an effective treatment plan.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and conducts Occupational Therapy program to facilitate rehabilitation of people with physical and/or psychosocial disabilities.
• Directs the patient's participation in selected activities/treatments to restore, re-enforce and correct pathology to promote and/or maintain good health.
• Performs evaluation(s) and develops an effective treatment plan appropriate to a patient’s rehabilitation needs within the care continuum.
• Performs effective treatment techniques in a competent manner.
• Educates patient/family/caregiver in applicable health information, treatment and prevention.
• Initiates and participates in the discharge planning process.
• Performs other department activities such as, but not limited to documentation, billing, support of department operations, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients.
• Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.
• Adult Inpatient population.
• Will provide coverage for UH employees who are on PTO, LOA and staffing shortages within the department.

Job description

University Hospitals in Ohio is seeking an Occupational Therapist to organize and conduct the OT program, coordinating evaluations and treatment plans to support rehabilitation goals for adult inpatient populations.

You will educate patients and families, participate in discharge planning, and collaborate with the department to ensure documentation, billing, and PHI safeguards are followed.