Occupational Therapist - Milford Regional - Per Diem, Inpatient Adults

UMass Memorial Health; Milford (MA); Presencial; USD 46.000 - 83.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Signing bonus possible

Descripción de la vacante

UMass Memorial Health is seeking an Occupational Therapist to evaluate and treat patients across ages in inpatient/outpatient settings. The role emphasizes coordination with physicians, families, and the care team to support functional recovery and discharge planning.

Required is a Bachelor's in OT with MA licensure; AOTA certification eligibility; acute care inpatient experience; and ability to work a 8:00 AM–4:30 PM schedule with weekday and weekend rotations. A signing bonus may be available.

Formación

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy or an equivalent post-degree program.
• Current MA state license as Occupational Therapist is required.
• Eligible for or has completed the AOTA certification exam.
• Acute care inpatient experience is required.
• Weekday availability with weekend/holiday rotations.

Responsabilidades

• Administers therapy evaluations and develops a treatment plan for diverse patient populations.
• Analyzes data, assesses function and progress, and consults with physicians as needed.
• Designs plans to restore, remediate or compensate for functional losses.
• Selects purposeful activities to maximize independence and progression.
• Educates patients and families; participates in care meetings and discharge planning.

Conocimientos

Acute care experience

Team collaboration

Patient education

Critical thinking

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy

MA state license as Occupational Therapist

Descripción del empleo

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $33.66 - $60.58

(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details: Holidays - No More Than Every Third Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

Scheduled Hours: 8a-4:30p

Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 0

Cost Center: 26000 - 3900 Occupational Therapy

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Evaluates, plans and performs treatments to alleviate physical, cognitive/perceptual, psychosocial and or developmental dysfunction using purposeful activities and restorative therapeutic techniques. Participates in departmental activities to assure smooth operations and facilitate program enhancement.

I. Major Responsibilities

• Administers therapy evaluations and develops treatment plan for physically, cognitively, developmentally and/or functionally disabled patient populations, including infants and children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics and frail elderly, inpatient or outpatient as assigned.
• Analyzes and interprets data and assesses individual's current functional ability. Creates a plan of care that addresses identified problems. Researches specific problems as required and makes a new plan of care when appropriate. Consults with physician regarding any contradictions or alternative forms of therapy. Assesses patient's progress, as related to their rehabilitation potential.
• Designs treatment plan based on initial evaluation and assessment. Establishes short and long term goals for patients. Utilizes therapeutic interventions and activities to remediate, restore, and/or compensate for losses in physical, perceptual, cognitive, sensory, psychosocial and functional skills.
• Selects purposeful activities suited to the patient's emotional, intellectual and physical functional level in order to upgrade the patient's performance to maximal independence.
• Educates patient, family and other caregivers in therapy program and goals. Participates in patient care meetings, collaborates with team members, assists with discharge planning. Discusses patient's treatment and progress with physician including any new or inconsistent findings.

II. Position Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy or a bachelor's degree with a certificate or diploma for successful completion of a post-degree program in Occupational Therapy. Successful completion of AOTA certification exam, or eligible and scheduled for next sitting. Current MA state license as Occupational Therapist is required.
• Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
• Department-specific competencies, including age-specific competencies, and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments.
• Applicant must have acute care inpatient experience.
• Splinting abilities is a plus.
• Weekday availability as well as required weekend/holiday rotations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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