Occupational Therapist - Inpatient

MedStar Health; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 74,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health is seeking an Inpatient Occupational Therapist to join the team at Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital. The ideal candidate is a licensed OT with strong problem-solving and excellent communication skills, able to work cohesively within a team.

The role includes initial evaluation, treatment planning, implementation, documentation, and discharge planning for all referred patients, while contributing to education and staff development. Hiring range provided.

Qualifications

• Licensed Occupational Therapist with problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work cohesively within a team environment.
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide evaluation, reevaluation, treatment planning, and discharge planning for referred patients.
• Document accurately and timely; maintain clinical records and reports.
• Participate in staff education, meetings, and clinical projects; support program goals.
• Serve as a resource in specialty areas and act as a preceptor when needed.

Skills

Team collaboration

Clinical reasoning

Documentation accuracy

Communication

Education

Master’s or Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

About this Job:

MedStar Health islooking anInpatientOccupational Therapistto join ourteamat Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital!The ideal candidate will be alicensed Occupational Therapist witha high levelof problem-solving skills, the ability to work cohesively within a teamenvironmentandexcellent verbal and oral communication skills.

As anInpatientOccupational Therapist,you will be responsible forinitialevaluation, reevaluation, treatment planning, treatment implementation,reporting,and documentation of all referred patients within departmental and professional standards. Serves as a resource inspecifiedarea of expertise. Participates in organizing educational activities and special projects andfacilitatesstaff development.

Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the \"Healthiest Maryland Businesses\".

Primary Duties:

• Provideseffective and efficientevidence-basedcare.Providespatient care duties as it relates to occupational therapy following accreditation guidelines, licensing regulations, professional code of ethics, and standards of practice to includingevaluation/re-evaluation, treatment planning,DME (Durable Medical Equipment)recommendations and discharge planning.Provideseducation to and training to patients and their families/caregivers. Accessesappropriate additionalinformation for individualized patient care. Demonstrates sound clinical reasoning during patient care to maximize effective and safe outcomes. Completesaccurateandtimelydocumentation. Maintainsaccurateandtimelydocumentation to include clinical interventions provided, discharge and equipment recommendations, charges, and prescriptions.

• Ensures documentation reflectsneedfor acute rehab level of care to include patient/ familyeducation, training,treatmentintensityand duration. Follows Medstar National RehabilitationHospitaldocumentation policy and writes legible comprehensive conference reports, patient flowsheets, time offchecklistsand all other written documentsin a timely manner. Completes outcome data according to department guidelines.Maintainsaccurateschedules for all patients and professional activities. Utilizes professional communication in decision making and problem solving, consistently communicates & conducts self in a professional manner and uses written, verbal, and non-verbal communication,appropriate tothe specific audience.

• Activelyparticipatesin general staff and team meetings and communicates opportunities for process improvement thatimpactspatient care and operations. Takes initiative in pursuing and directing continuing education for professional growth and competency for self and serves as a resource and preceptor for new employee and student orientation for the Occupational Therapy Service andteam-basedactivities.

• Participates in development and implementation of goals andobjectivesfor the program area as delegated by Clinical Supervisor or Management.Participates inin services and continuing education programs. Disseminates continuing education information to staff and students. Participates in ongoing clinical and administrative system development, data collection, and process improvement to assureoptimalfunctioning of service area andparticipatesin peer review, program evaluation, and process improvement activities on a regular basis and for special projects.

• Assistsin developing,revising,or reviewing treatment guidelines in specialtyareasas delegated by the Clinical Supervisor or Management and serves as Clinical Instructor for OT/COTA students and volunteers.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy.

• Professional competency as a general practitioner of occupational therapy.

• Demonstrated independent use of varied evaluation and treatment approaches.

• Maybe developingadvanced level competencies in one or more aspects of occupational therapy.

• DC (District of Columbia) licensure or eligibility.

• BLS (Basic Life Support).

This position has a hiring range of : USD $74,214.00 - USD $134,596.00 /Yr.