Occupational Therapist

Job Summary and Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for the evaluation and treatment, planning, administering and supervising population specific treatment of inpatients and outpatients referred to Occupational Therapy for the purpose of retaining and regaining their highest functional level. The Occupational Therapist serves as a resource for physicians and other support services, assists to develop and monitor policies/procedures/standards of care for regulatory and quality assurance compliance, assists in the development and implementation of programs and new services or changes to current programs to meet current clinical practice, assists in the development and supervision of support personnel, promotes the field of Occupational Therapy through marketing/education/participation in activities in hospital and community, participates in the education of students as Clinical Instructor when assigned, maintains personal and departmental professional competence, and maintains a "customer orientation" awareness while interacting with patient, families, and other professionals.

• Applies the knowledge and skills needed to do the job while keeping informed about practices, procedures, and new developments related to own work including: communicating with

patients/families and case management regarding evaluation/treatment results and discharge plans as well as progress/concerns throughout treatment, recognizing changes in the patient's medical status and notifying nursing when appropriate, aware of changes/additions that would benefit patient's treatment program, demonstrates good body mechanics when lifting and transferring, assisting to maintain medical records/documentation for each patient and their plan of care, performing evaluations/treatments as well as assessments and re-evaluations as needed to establish treatment plans for patients exhibiting self-care deficits, scheduling of patients, performing duties with minimal supervision of director, demonstrating effective time management skills by completing patient care assignments in a quality manner.

• Demonstrates commitment to professional behavior by: successfully completing annual certification requirements, attending mandatory in-services and online learning timely, demonstrates ability to share knowledge while working with other therapists/assistants/technicians/students and other healthcare professionals, assessing learning needs of staff and orients personnel as need arises, providing and responding to positive constructive feedback to staff, willing to work over as patient volume requires to meet customer's needs, reporting to work on time and beginning assigned work in a timely manner, develops and maintains smooth cooperative working relationships with others, responding promptly to inquiries, organizes or finishes work on time 90% of the time, presents professional appearance through compliance with dress code, maintaining privacy and/or confidential hospital information at all times, completing daily patient charges to ensure timely entry into the computer system and reporting systems, participating in departmental quality improvement activities.
• Demonstrates commitment to personal development by: identifying areas of professional weakness and seeking out resources, offering assistance to peers, remaining flexible by coping successfully with a variety of situations and personalities and the changing work environment, recognizing and performing duties which need to be performed although were not directly assigned, maintaining appropriate licensure and certification, pursuing continuing education that may be beneficial to daily work or growth of services and sharing the knowledge with others
• Demonstrates customer focused attitude: listening effectively to gain understanding of customer needs and response by taking appropriate and timely action, initiating/promoting customer relations within the department, presenting self and position appropriately to hospital visitors and staff at all times, maintaining positive interaction with customers (patients, visitors, physicians, team members), dealing effectively with stressful situations, looking for ways to improve service and introduce new work procedures that save time/effort/money.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills: consistently good verbal and written communication skills with all primary customers, demonstrating attention to and conveying understanding of the comments/questions/concerns of others.
• Demonstrates adherence to policies/procedures/standards: participation in required classes and activities for hospital accreditation, complies with specific policies/procedures/assignments concerning safety and codes, providing a safe patient environment free from hazards by complying with hospital safety policies and procedures, ensures that equipment is working properly and reporting malfunctions/abuse/loss promptly, keeping noise and clutter to a minimum in a patient's room and in therapy department.

Job Requirements

Required

• Certificate Other Graduate of accredited Occupational Therapist program per AmericanOccupational Therapy Association, upon hire
• Occupational Therapist: TN & GA
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Where You'll Work

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI, CMS, Healthgrades, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.