Occupational Therapist - Peds Autism

The MetroHealth System (Cleveland, OH); Parma (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The MetroHealth System is seeking an Occupational Therapist at Parma Health Center to plan, organize, and provide therapy programs for individuals facing physical, emotional, or developmental challenges.

You will assess how patients function, design engaging activities to promote independence across the lifespan, from neonates to older adults, including behavioral health, while upholding MetroHealth’s mission and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or post-graduate certificate in Occupational Therapy from an AOTA-accredited program.
• NBCOT certification required.
• Ohio OT license required.
• Current BLS certification, or obtain within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to travel to satellite locations as needed.
• Ability to interact effectively with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and provide occupational therapy programs for individuals with physical, emotional, or developmental disabilities.
• Assess patient function and creatively structure work, leisure, and self-care activities to promote independence.
• Serve patients across the lifespan, from neonates to geriatrics, including behavioral health.
• Uphold the MetroHealth System mission, vision, and customer service standards.

Skills

BLS certification

Cultural competency

Travel to satellite locations

Education

OT degree

NBCOT certification

Ohio OT licensure

Job description

Location: Parma Health Center
Biweekly Hours: 80.00
Shift: Days, 1 evening/wk

The MetroHealth System is redefining health care by going beyond medical treatment to improve the foundations of community health and well-being: affordable housing, a cleaner environment, economic opportunity and access to fresh food, convenient transportation, legal help and other services. The system strives to become as good at preventing disease as it is at treating it. Founded in 1837, Cuyahoga County’s safety-net health system operates four hospitals, four emergency departments and more than 20 health centers.

Summary

Plans, organizes, and provides occupational therapy programs to help individuals overcome or adapt to physical, emotional, or developmental disabilities. Assesses how patient(s) function, and creatively structures work, leisure, and self-care activities to encourage independence. Patients may include neonate through the geriatric population, including in behavioral health. Upholds the mission, vision, values, and customer service standards of The MetroHealth System.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or post-graduate certificate in Occupational Therapy from a school accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)


• Possesses and maintains National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Certification (NBCOT)


• Holds an Occupational Therapist licensure in the State of Ohio


• Possess current BLS certification, or obtains within 90 days of hire


• Ability to travel to satellite locations as per operational needs.


• Ability to interact effectively with a wide range of cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Preferred

• Membership in the AOTA

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling during, any type of functional training.


• Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm or leg during exercise program.


• Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient’s pulse.


• Visual acuity to observe patient’s gross movement, gait, etc., in order to analyze biomechanical problems.


• Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families who may not be able to read


• Ability to hear or understand patient’s description of symptoms and response to treatment.


• Frequently (25-75% of the time) performed tasks: Standing, sitting with and without back support, walking, reaching (overhead, forward, lateral, and low), crouching, balancing, lifting 5-25 pounds, carrying 5-10 pounds, and pushing up to 75 pounds


• Occasionally (5-25% of the time) performed tasks: Stooping, climbing, lifting or moving 24-50 pounds, carrying 10-25 pounds, and operating power tools and machinery