OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Number of Job Openings Available :

Date Posted : May 07, 2024

May 07, 2024

Department :

34002300 Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation United

Shift :

Day (United States of America)

Shift Length : 8 hour shift

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week : Union Contract :

Union Contract : Non-Union

Non-Union

Weekend Rotation :

Alternative Weekend Plan

Job Summary :

This position will be responsible for providing care in an acute care setting and inpatient rehab.

Key Position Details :

• This position is an alternate schedule that includes weekends*
• New grads welcome to apply
• 8-hour day shift typically 730a-4p
• 64-hours per 2-week pay period
• Benefit eligible

Job Description :

Provides care that is appropriate, efficient, and effective in meeting the customer's requirements for occupational therapy in a hospital, outpatient clinic, home health, mental health, skilled nursing facility or community based settings.

Principle Responsibilities

• Provides therapy to patients.
• Generates a therapy diagnosis by gathering patient data and assessing the patient.
• Designs, implements and modifies therapeutic interventions.
• Educates patient and family in establishing goals of treatment.
• Sets improvement levels and determines the amount of time needed to reach that level.
• Uses re-examination to determine whether predicted outcomes are reasonable modifies as necessary.
• Accommodates selection of tests and measures and therapeutic interventions to the age of the patient / client.
• Reports and records service charges.
• Provides safe patient equipment, ensures personal safety and safe work environment.
• Selects and delegates appropriate tasks of the plan of care.
• Supervises therapeutic programs and activities carried out by aides.
• Coordinates care with inter-disciplinary referrals or referrals to other practitioners.
• Participates in performance improvement and process improvement activities for the department.
• Supports and promotes new services as requested.
• Provides ongoing input to enhance the services provided by the department.
• Develops and promotes new and current programs as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program
• occupational therapist experience

Licenses / Certifications

• Licensed Occupational Therapist - MN Department of Health required if service area is in Minnesota upon hire
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required within 60 Days
• Physical Demands
• Medium Work* :
• Lifting weightUp to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently
15 days ago