Occupational Therapist, Per Diem, Memorial Campus

UMass Memorial Health; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health is seeking an Occupational Therapist in Worcester, MA to evaluate patients and develop comprehensive treatment plans across ages. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to implement therapies that restore function and independence.

You will educate patients and families, coordinate with physicians and care teams, and participate in discharge planning to ensure smooth transitions and optimal outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
• Current MA state license as Occupational Therapist is required.
• AOTA certification exam completed or eligible and scheduled.

Responsibilities

• Administers therapy evaluations and develops treatment plans for diverse patient populations.
• Analyzes data and plans care, consulting with physician as needed.
• Designs and implements treatment plans to improve physical, cognitive, and functional skills.
• Educates patients and families; participates in discharge planning and team meetings.

Skills

Therapy evaluation

Discharge planning

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy

AOTA certification or eligible

MA state OT license

Job description

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health?

Exemption Status

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range

$34.51 - $62.13

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details

Holidays - One Major Winter Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

Scheduled Hours

9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Shift

4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours

0

Cost Center

10010 - 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.

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.

License/Certification/Education

Position Qualifications:

Required

• 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.

Hours/Schedule Notes

• Minimum of 1 weekend day per month. 8:00a-4:30p

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.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.