Occupational Therapist

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.
Position provides evaluation, program planning and treatment of patients referred to Occupational Therapy in an efficient and effective manner. Position provides direct supervision of Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, having the ultimate responsibility for services provided by Occupational Therapists and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants. Maintains a standard of practice that includes responsibility for the fiscal reality. Provides documentation of the above and education to patients, families, hospital staff, and students. Participates in the enhancement of the profession, the facility, and oneself by providing quality care, clinical research, and education
Johns Hopkins Bayview is hiring for an Occupational Therapist.
Schedule: Day Shift
Requirements

• Requires analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analysis, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems or design relatively complex systems and programs that cross department/divisional lines.
• Work requires the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and provide empathy in difficult interpersonal situations.
• 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 Maryland state license in Occupational.
• Availability for evening and weekend work is necessary.
• Current CPR Certification required.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are 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.