Occupational Therapist

Selectminds; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking an Occupational Therapist to assess and address a patient’s ADL/IADL deficits across physical, cognitive, and psychological domains. You will develop an individualized treatment plan with patient-centered goals and may adapt environments to enable engagement.

The role involves completing evaluations, creating care plans, reassessing progress, initiating discharge planning, and supervising staff and students in accordance with state law. Schedule: Full-time.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited program of occupational therapy.
• Current State Board of Occupational Therapy licensure.
• One (1) year of occupational therapy experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Perform patient evaluations by establishing an occupational profile and collaborative goals.
• Establish an individualized plan of care and select therapeutic interventions.
• Conduct ongoing reassessment of patient progress.
• Initiate and manage the discharge plan from the first visit and throughout treatment.
• Supervise ancillary staff and students in accordance with state laws.

Education

Graduate of an accredited program of occupational therapy

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Position Summary: The occupational therapist accurately assesses and identifies deficits in a patient’s ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) relative to physical, cognitive, and/or psychological impairments.Develops an individualized treatment plan with patient-centered goals that will be accomplished by therapeutic interventions and the use of ADLs.This may include adaptation or modification of the environment or objects within the environment to facilitate engagement and participation.

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Performs patient evaluations by establishing an occupational profile, analyzing occupational performance and collaborating with the patient to establish goals geared toward the experiences, values, priorities, and desired outcomes of the client. This process may also include performing relevant systems review and selecting and administering specific tests and measures to obtain data.

2. Establishes an individualized plan of care and selects therapeutic interventions that address the specific impairments identified in the evaluation and in accordance with physician orders.

3. Conducts ongoing reassessment of the patient and their response to treatment.

4. Initiates and manages the discharge plan beginning at the first visit and continuing throughout treatment.

5. Supervises and delegates to ancillary staff and students consistent with state laws and department policy.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited program of occupationaltherapy.
• Current State Board of Occupational Therapy licensure.

Preferred:

• One (1) year of occupational therapistexperience.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26010067
• Daily Work Times: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.