Occupational Therapist - Inpatient - Prn

The Occupational Therapist within the Wellness and Rehab Department assumes direct responsibility and accountability for the total care of a designed group of patients/clients. The Occupational Therapist provides occupational therapy examinations and treatments in accordance with established evidenced-based and best-practice guidelines, and in accordance with system, hospital and departmental policies and guidelines. The Occupational Therapist is considered a professional and takes responsibility for personal and professional growth; assumes responsibilities to promote and advance the profession within the professional and general community. The Occupational Therapist functions under the general supervision of the Wellness and Rehabilitation Department Management Team. The Occupational Therapist assumes responsibility to meet or exceed all established hospital and department performance indicators and assures that her/his actions are in a manner consistent with the mission, vision and values of La Porte Hospital / Starke Hospital and the Wellness and Rehab Department.

Position Qualifications:

Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy required
• Master’s / Doctoral preferred.

Experience:
• Experience in a relevant Occupational Therapy clinical role preferred, but not mandatory.

Licensure & Certification:
• Licensure as an Occupational Therapist in the State of Indiana.
• CPR required within 3 months of hire.
• Advanced certifications for specialty areas are preferred for position.

General Responsibilities:

1. Essential Functions of the position:
a. Assessment: Administers appropriate informal and/or formal evaluation procedures for all patient populations served.

b. Planning - Develops treatment plan, goals and objectives based on analysis of the assessment and professional observations.
c. Treatment - Utilizes appropriate treatment methods based on functional needs of patient.
d. Education - Utilizes appropriate education and training to provide knowledge of illness and treatment needs as well as skills and behaviors that promote recovery and improve function.
e. Documentation - Completes appropriate documentation and communication of all aspects of patient care including results of initial evaluation, plan of care, interventions, and response to interventions, changes in status, reassessments, education and discharge.
f. Professionalism - Utilizes sound professional judgment based on knowledge, skill, education, training and experience.
g. Clinical Application - Utilizes sound profession judgment based on knowledge of clinical practices, utilizing evidenced-based practice, and best-practice strategies.

2. Commitment to Purpose and Community Cares Standards of Behavior - Demonstrates a commitment to the organization's mission, vision and values supporting organizational decisions and behaviors. Contributes to the development and implementation of systems and processes ensuring strategic goal attainment. Actively participates, models and supports work aligned with the five pillars (Quality, Service, People, Finance, and Growth). Actively participates, models, and supports positive behaviors and transparent communications.
3. Developing Expertise - Takes action to continue to develop and acquire new expertise that is of increasing value to the organization
4. Relationships, Conversation and Collaboration - Works as part of a team with others, and shows respect and values diversity toward others.
5. Service Orientation - Demonstrates efforts to discovering, meeting and advocating for the customer's needs. Actively participates to improve the patient experience.
6. Excellence Orientation - Takes actions to continually improve quality and safety in daily work. Actively participates in improving work processes to meet and exceed customer requirements. Identifies opportunities for improvement based on process observation, outcome measures, and feedback from patients and other customers. Reports errors in a timely and appropriate manner. Takes initiative and is accountable for areas of responsibility meeting regulatory requirements including but not limited to maintaining annual TB testing, completing annual mandatories, and maintaining current registration/certification/licensures as appropriate to position requirements.
7. Problem Solving - The ability to understand a situation by breaking it apart into smaller pieces or tracing the implications in a step-by-step way.
8. Initiative - The identification of a problem, obstacle, or opportunity and proactively taking action to address current or future problems/opportunities.
9. Impact and Influence - The ability to persuade, convince, influence, or impress others (individuals or groups) in order to get them to go along with or to support one's opinion or position. The key is to understand others, since Impact and Influence is based on the desire to have a specific impact or effect on others.
10. Organizational Awareness - The ability to understand and learn the influence relationships in one's own organization or in other organizations (e.g., key stakeholders, suppliers, etc.). This includes the ability to identify who the real decision makers are; the individuals who can influence them; and to predict how new events or situations will affect individuals and groups within the organization.