Occupational Therapist

EvergreenHealth; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision and dental insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement plans

Life and disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Parking

Job summary

EvergreenHealth's Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) provides specialized inpatient care for adults and geriatrics recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal injuries, and orthopedic conditions. The Occupational Therapist will contribute to assessment and treatment plans aimed at returning patients to their highest functional level.

Responsibilities include conducting evaluations, setting time-specific goals with the team, and developing plans that may involve prosthetic or orthotic devices.

Qualifications

• Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the State of Washington.
• Baccalaureate, Master’s Degree, or certificate in Occupational Therapy.
• Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire.
• Knowledge of needs across young adult to geriatric ages.

Responsibilities

• Performs individualized evaluation and ongoing assessment of patient condition.
• Develops treatment goals with the interdisciplinary team for discharge home.
• Designs, fabricates, selects, and fits prosthetic/orthotic/self-help devices as needed.
• Develops and revises the treatment plan in coordination with the physician, patient, and family.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

OT evaluation

Treatment planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master’s in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Wage Range: $46.33 - $74.14 per hour

Posted wage ranges represent the entire range from minimum to maximum. For jobs with more than one level, the posted range reflects the minimum of the lowest level and the maximum of the highest level. Some positions also offer additional premiums based on shift, certifications or degrees. Job offers are determined based on a candidate's years of relevant experience, level of education and internal equity.

EvergreenHealth’s Acute Care/Inpatient Rehabilitation department is comprised of a dynamic interdisciplinary team serving adult/geriatric patients and their families on the Greater Eastside since 1979. We employ licensed Physical and Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapy Assistants, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Rehabilitation Aides.

EvergreenHealth's Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) named among Washington state's top six rehabilitation facilities by Newsweek for 2024hosts a 14-bed inpatient unit with a focus on acute rehabilitation for patients who suffer from stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, complex neurological disorders, orthopedic conditions, multiple trauma, amputation and other injuries or disorders.

Job Summary

Responsible for providing assessment and treatment programs designed to return patients to their optimum functional level, in coordination with other team members.

Primary Duties

1. Performs individualized evaluation and ongoing assessment related to patient’s condition, addressing special needs and behaviors. This will include, but is not limited to, assessments of range of motion, strength, mobility, coordination, transfers, activities of daily living such as feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene, and cognitive and perceptual deficits.


2. Develops treatment goals, in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team, that are time specific and result in discharge of the patient to his home environment attaining the highest level of function possible.


3. Intervention may include the need to design, fabricate, select, and fit prosthetic, orthotic and self-help devices.


4. Develops the treatment plan and revises as necessary from the goals set by the interdisciplinary team in coordination with the physician, the patient and the family.


5. Performs other duties as assigned.

License, Certification, Education or Experience

REQUIRED for the position

• Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the State of Washington


• Baccalaureate, Master’s Degree, or certificate in Occupational Therapy


• Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire


• Knowledge and training in the special needs of patients from young adult to geriatric ages and is responsible for the needs associated with these groups.

DESIRED for the position

• 2 years of experience in acute care and/or rehabilitative center


• Membership in a professional organization


• Certification in area of specialty

Benefit Information

Choices that care for you and your family

At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.

• Medical, vision and dental insurance


• On-demand virtual health care


• Health Savings Account


• Flexible Spending Account


• Life and disability insurance


• Retirement plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)


• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees


• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program


• Paid Time Off/Vacation


• Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave


• Paid holidays


• Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance


• Voluntary identity theft protection


• Voluntary legal insurance


• Pay in lieu of benefits premium program


• Free parking


• Commuter benefits