About this role
- Organizes and conducts Occupational Therapy program to facilitate the rehabilitation of people with physical and/or psychosocial disabilities.
- The Occupational Therapist directs the patient's participation in selected activities/treatments to restore, re-enforce and correct pathology to promote and/or maintain good health.
- Performs evaluation(s) and develops an effective treatment plan appropriate to a patient’s rehabilitation needs within the care continuum.
- Performs effective treatment techniques in a competent manner.
- Educates patient/family/caregiver in applicable health information, treatment and prevention.
- Initiates and participates in the discharge planning process.
- Performs other department activities such as, but not limited to documentation, billing, support of department operations, etc.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Complies with all policies and standards.
- For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
- Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients.
- Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.
- This is an outpatient position.
- The patient focus is lymphedema.
- This position is part time 34 hours per week.
- Monday-Friday.
- This is the day shift.
- Lymphedema experience is preferred.
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program required.
- Evaluation and treatment skills necessary to provide Occupational Therapy appropriate to the developmental and chronological age of patients on caseload.
- Professional initiative, objectivity, good time management and interpersonal skills.
Physically, cognitively and perceptually able to provide patient treatment and able to assist in physical mobility of patients and equipment.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 Days.
- Is awaiting Ohio licensure status of Limited Permit required.
- Licensed by the State of Ohio to practice Occupational Therapy required.
Other facts
About University Hospitals
Founded in 1866, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 23 hospitals (including 5 joint ventures), more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and over 200 physician offices in 16 counties throughout northern Ohio. The system’s flagship quaternary care, academic medical center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Oxford University and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. The main campus also includes the UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation; UH MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. UH is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research programs in the nation, with more than 3,000 active clinical trials and research studies underway. UH Cleveland Medical Center is perennially among the highest performers in national ranking surveys, including “America’s Best Hospitals” from U.S. News & World Report. UH is also home to 19 Clinical Care Delivery and Research Institutes. UH is one of the largest employers in Northeast Ohio with more than 30,000 employees.
What you'll do
- The Occupational Therapist organizes and conducts therapy programs to aid rehabilitation for patients with disabilities. They evaluate patients and develop treatment plans while educating patients and their families about health information.
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