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Full-time
professional certificate, postgraduate degree
Posted 15d ago
Apply by Aug 27
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Plans, evaluates, and implements occupational therapy treatment programs while maintaining a patient load. Assumes additional responsibilities for program development, staff training, orientation, and clinical mentorship.
Requirements
Requires Tennessee State Occupational Therapy Licensure and at least four years of experience, with three years in a specialty area. Candidates must hold an advanced degree or recognized certification in their specialty.
Full job description
Overview
Occupational Therapist, Therapy Center
Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift
Methodist Overview:
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, part of Covenant Health, is a trusted regional hospital serving East Tennessee with advanced care and a personal touch. With more than 30 specialties, including cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and vascular care, the facility offers innovative treatments for complex conditions like aneurysms, joint damage, heart failure, and chronic wounds. Backed by a team of over 1,000 healthcare professionals and 250 physicians, Methodist Medical Center combines state-of-the-art technology with compassionate care, earning national recognition for patient safety and excellence in stroke and heart care. Our facilities offer patients all the benefits of medical expertise and innovation while still embodying the convenience of a hometown medical center that is close to the support of family and friends.
Position Summary:
Under general direction, plans, evaluates and implements treatment programs for occupational therapy patients. While maintaining a patient load, assumes additional responsibility of program development, staff training and orientation, and consultation in area of expertise for fellow staff members.
Responsibilities
Advanced clinical practice – including evaluation and specialized treatment of patients.
Performs patient evaluations (initial, progress, and discharge evaluations), establishes treatment plans, makes recommendations, and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.
Meets established targets for passive/active treatment ratios
Involves patient and family in treatment, education and goal setting. Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient’s progress, needs and discharge planning.
Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
Serves as resource person for staff and senior staff on an ongoing basis.
Provides 8 hours education/mentorship time per year. This includes:
Peer counseling /Mentorship
Community lectures/Volunteer
Orientation of new staff in area of specialty
In-services/Case Studies
Lunch and Learns
Development, implementation and evaluation of standards of care and evidence based practice:
Evidence base practice protocols
Clinical outcomes analysis and communication to team
New policy development
QI/QA
Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes. Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.
Meets established targets for:
Quality/outcome measures
Service/patient satisfaction measures
Financial/productivity measures
Growth/patients-per-day measures
Demonstrates leadership including but not limited to:
Development and implementation of new and current programs.
Participates in training, orientation and supervision of support staff.
Participates in orientation of new licensed staff in area of specialty
Acts as Clinical Instructor for at least one student per year as available.
Participates in peer evaluations for competency assessment.
Assists with continuing education courses hosted by Covenant Health.
Participates in professional organization/meetings (TOTA, AOTA)
Volunteers for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon, golf tournament, sports physicals, employee education, etc.
Complete partnering activities per established targets per month.
Physician office visits
Community lectures/volunteer
Case Manager visits/marketing
Provide in-services
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Remains mentally alert and maintains concentration with attention to detail for prolonged periods, at times under stress. Maintains adaptability, flexibility, initiative, persistence, and efficiency of time management and action.
Does not pose a direct threat to health or safety of self or others. Provides safe, efficient, competent care to population assigned. Meets MMC Environment of Care Standards.
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
Four (4) years of experience with a minimum of three (3) years in specialty area. Professional organization membership preferred
Licensure Requirement
Must have and maintain Tennessee State Occupational Therapy Licensure, with achievement of at least one (1) of the following at time of hire or placement in the position:
Advanced degree in specialty area
Advanced degree associated with specialty area
Professionally recognized certification in specialty area
Our mission is to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health.
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Company size
10,001+ employees
Founded
1997
Headquarters
Knoxville, TN
LinkedIn followers
31,901
Covenant Health is a not-for-profit, locally owned integrated healthcare enterprise with a mission to improve the quality of life in our communities through better health. Covenant Health serves a 25-county region of Tennessee and has more than 2 million patient encounters annually. Our 11,000+ employees, physicians and volunteers serve patients at our acute-care and behavioral health hospitals, outpatient facilities, homecare services, and more than 80 affiliated medical practices. We are nationally recognized for our enduring legacy of excellence, and have received multiple designations as a "best employer" from Forbes, Becker's Healthcare and Newsweek.
The hospitals of Covenant Health:
• Claiborne Medical Center
• Cumberland Medical Center
• Fort Loudoun Medical Center
• Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
• LeConte Medical Center
• Methodist Medical Center
• Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System
• Parkwest Medical Center
• Peninsula Behavioral Health (a division of Parkwest)
• Roane Medical Center
If you are interested in working at Covenant Health:
• Physicians: www.CovenantNewMD.com
• All other clinical and non-clinical opportunities: www.CovenantCareers.com
Offices: 100 Fort Sanders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37922, US
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