Occupational Therapist - Full-Time - Home and Community

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Michigan seeks an Occupational Therapist to evaluate and treat patients within the OT scope of practice. You will develop individualized treatment plans and work within a multidisciplinary team to help patients regain function.

You will document progress, educate patients and families, and participate in discharge planning to ensure smooth transitions from hospital to home or community programs.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice Occupational Therapy in Michigan.
• Experience evaluating patients and planning treatment.
• Ability to collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care within license/certification requirements.
• Evaluate patient condition.
• Establish treatment goals with patient and family and in collaboration with the team.
• Develop and administer individualized treatment plans.
• Re-evaluate progress and adjust goals as needed.
• Assess equipment needs and educate on use.
• Participate in discharge planning with patient/family and community services.
• Document status and progress per standards and reimbursement rules.
• Communicate to integrate OT with all aspects of patient care.
• Participate in conferences and share records with care team.
• Instruct patients and families on OT procedures and home exercises.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Patient care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

MI OT license

Tools

Documentation software

Assessment tools

Job description

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It's extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers.

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care

Mission Statement

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Employment Value Proposition

• Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
• Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
• Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
• Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
• A Proud Tradition . Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Age Specific Responsibility

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Summary

Assumes full responsibility for evaluating patients' need for occupational therapy. Plans and executes individual treatment programs in accordance with the state of Michigan licensure and OT scope of practice. Keeps treatment skills updated through continuing education, evidence-based research, and program development. Perform job responsibilities in accordance with the program's strategic objectives and goals to carry out organizational strategic objectives.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation.
• Provides patient care. (Q)
• Evaluates patient condition.
• Establishes treatment goals in collaboration with patient and family as appropriate, and in collaboration with the treatment team. Treatment goals should be interdisciplinary and patient-centered whenever possible. Establishes written treatment plan, and administers treatment for each patient according to the stated goals. Delegates responsibilities to occupational therapy assistants as appropriate.
• Re-evaluates patient's status and effects of treatment. Revises treatment plan as necessary Reviews revised goals with patient and family as appropriate.
• Evaluates patient's need for medical equipment and orders the appropriate equipment as necessary. Evaluates equipment upon delivery and instructs patient, patient's family, and health care workers on its use.
• Participates in planning for patient discharge by considering and communicating with patient, family, community support/services, and environmental limitations.
• Demonstrates competence in relevant software and hardware required to meet job responsibilities. (Q)
• Documents patient's status and progress through initial evaluation, progress notes, and discharge summary according to established internal/external time standards and adherence to reimbursement guidelines. (Q)
• Communicates with others to integrate occupational therapy treatment with all aspects of patient care. (Q,S)
• Participates in conferences/discussions as needed and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members to integrate occupational therapy treatment plan.
• Instructs the patient and the family in occupational therapy procedures as part of providing patient and family education including written