Occupational Therapist

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Job Title : Occupational Therapist

Department : University Hospital Rehabilitation Services, Acute Care

The Occupational Therapist in Acute Care Rehabilitation provides occupational therapy treatment to a diverse group of diagnoses including spinal cord injury, head injury, stroke, & orthopedic patients, as well as all patients in University Hospital, the Ross Heart Hospital, and the James Cancer Hospital requiring rehabilitation services.

Responsible for the evaluation & development of a comprehensive care plan for all patients. Functions within a team concept of rehab professionals.

Documents patients' abilities, progress & outcomes. Provides quality services to an assigned group of patients and performs duties associated with patient care and participation in interdisciplinary teams.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's Level Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy and Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the State of Ohio.

Additional Information :

Duties and Responsibilities :

The Performance Excellence Criteria and Job Description Categories of Workplace of Choice, Quality, Productivity and Efficiency, Financial performance, Service and Reputation and Innovation and Strategic Growth should be interwoven throughout the employee’s position description.

75% of the time Clinical Practice

• Each rehabilitation team member provides services according to : the laws of the state of Ohio governing licensed professionals;
• standards of practice, scope of practice, clinical guidelines, and codes of ethics published by respective national professional associations;

and OSUMC policies and procedures governing the work of licensed clinical professionals. All staff must meet standards established by the Rehabilitation Division as part of the OSUMC performance excellence appraisal system.

Core competencies include Workplace of Choice, Quality, Productivity and Efficiency, Financial Performance, Service and Reputation and Innovation and Strategic Growth .

These core areas are integral to successful clinical practice.

Clinical Practice consists of patient / family orientation, evaluations, assessments, observations, treatment procedures, training, interventions, educational sessions, and counseling conducted as part of a team approach or as a single practitioner.

The documentation of care and communication about patient’s care among team members are integral components of clinical practice.

• Both evaluation and treatment sessions may be conducted in individual sessions with one or more practitioners (i.e. co-treatment), in groups of patients with similar or diverse skill levels, or within groupings of patients who focus on individual goals but participate in care within general treatment areas, other locations within the medical center or in the community.
• Professionals use a wide variety of approaches for evaluation and treatment, consistent with the individual needs of the persons served, their families, and caregivers.
• Approaches include : salient factors those key issues that must be addressed to achieve the established discharge plan; use of clinical pathways, algorithms, and clinical guidelines;

use of specific protocols to address component functions or skills established within the Rehabilitation Plan of Care (as applicable to venue of care).

Each practitioner within the patient care team is responsible for assuring a 24-hour rehabilitation environment by establishing continuity of care among all shifts of team members though out the day.

• Education / training and support sessions are as important as sessions that focus of physical or other specified skills.
• Incorporates in-hospital activities and outings related to therapy goals.
• Clinical practice for licensed professional also includes the supervision of assistants (PTA, COTA), rehabilitation aides, and student medical assistants as assigned.

Scope of work of assistants and aides is specified in their job descriptions, consistent with the laws of the State of Ohio and guidelines established by national professional associations.

Documentation requirement and format vary, according to policies and procedures established by the venue of care (acute rehab, inpatient rehab, outpatient rehab)

15% of the time Team Activities

Team Activities are those that support care of the persons served, including scheduling, daily planning care conferences, alignment meetings / family conferences, patient progress note, internal continuing education sessions, team and divisional business meetings.

Team members also participate in clinical quality and outcomes management activities. In addition, team members, may have opportunities to participate in medical center committee activities.

Management personnel establish specific requirements and schedules for team activities in cooperation with team members.

• Manages the team in delivering care in accordance with the standards of practice for the Medical Center and for Rehabilitation and patient’s rights, including safety and infection control standards.
• Demonstrates understanding of job responsibilities and uses appropriate knowledge and skills to effectively complete work.
• Demonstrates compassion and sensitivity to patients, families, visitors and other staff. Is courteous and responsive to others and promotes mutual respect.
• Anticipates needs of customers and assumes responsibility for solving customer problems.
• Demonstrates cost-effective use of supplies and maintains patient care supplies at levels that meet patient care needs.
• Systematically organizes and prioritizes work to maximize productivity.

10% Professional Discipline Activities

It is important that in an interdisciplinary environment that rehabilitation team members maintain formal links with members of their own profession, having opportunities to pursue discipline-specific continuing education, teach students and other professional about aspects of practice, participate in research activities, and interact with members of their own profession within and outside the medical center.

All team members will establish specific goals and activities which related to their professional discipline, including in-service education and periodic discipline-specific professional business meetings’ conferences both within and outside the medical center.

Some members of the rehabilitation team may have indirect, but specific ties to a central department of the medical center, if applicable.

Location : Brain and Spine Hospital (0372)

Position Type : Regular

Scheduled Hours : 40

Shift : First Shift

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