Occupational Therapist

Overview

Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations.

Our employees are the strength of our service. Intrastaff is unique because it's one of the very few agencies where a person has the benefit of being a temporary employee and also feels like a member of a large organization.

Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world.

Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.

Location : Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital is hiring for an Occupational Therapist in the Rehabilitation Department

Schedule :

Monday - Friday 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm (weekends NOT required)

Responsibilities

Participates in planning and development of Occupational Therapy programs and ensures that they are conducted in conjunction with the therapeutic goals, policies and plan of service of the hospital.

Department of Rehabilitation Services, and the Department of Psychiatry. Required good planning and problem solving abilities.

Evaluates each patient’s strengths, needs and limitations through appropriate departmental assessments, review of the history, observations and discussion with patient, staff and / or families.

Must be able to read the patient’s medical record and communicate verbally with others.

• Documents the initial occupational therapy assessment, goals, plan of care, observations, progress toward goals and discharge summary in the patient’s medical record.
• Plans and conducts individual and group occupational therapy sessions based on departmental protocols. Physicians’ prescriptions and the occupational therapy assessment;

which are designed to assist the patient to overcome or minimize physical or mental illnesses and to allow each person to perform at his maximum level of independence.

These may include and are not limited to : physical exercises, coordination activities, heat, ADL training, splint, fabrication, join protection and energy conservation, stress management, relaxation techniques, task groups, cooking and basic life skills and community outings.

Requires the ability to supervise several tasks simultaneously and the stress associated with working in a psychiatric and / or acute care rehabilitation environment.

Plans, coordinates and collaborates with other disciplines for treatment and discharge needs of individual patients referred to Occupational Therapy.

Attends and verbally participates in scheduled interdisciplinary team meetings.

• Instructs and demonstrates to patients and family members, exercises and treatments to be performed at home. Provides written handouts when appropriate, as well as, physically demonstration of exercises and treatments.
• Completes requisitions or notifies appropriate person to obtain necessary supplies and equipment for the department and ensures that they are available within the Occupational Therapy Department.

Ensures that all departmental equipment is in proper working order.

• Participates in the development and implementation of annual goals, quality assurance plan and budget for the Occupational Therapy department.
• Reviews Occupational Therapy and pertinent hospital policies and procedures on an annual basis.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Occupational Therapy, including or supplemented by clinical affiliations.
• One-year clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist is preferred.
• Current license in Occupational Therapy for Maryland.
• Availability for evening and weekend work is necessary.
• Current CPR Certification required.

Johns HopkinsHealth Systemand its affiliatesare an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.