OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

2 weeks ago


ME United States Central Maine Medical Center Full time
At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.

The Opportunity

The occupational therapy team at Central Maine Medical Center is seeking an experienced Acute Care/Acute Rehab Occupational Therapist for a PRN opportunity on the inpatient team.

This position makes a direct positive impact on the Lewiston community by providing therapy services to CMMC's inpatient population. You will contribute to Central Maine Healthcare's commitment to affordable, world-class care while receiving professional development opportunities, competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

What You'll Do

* Evaluate inpatients and develop a comprehensive treatment plan to restore these patients to their maximum functional potential, according to acceptable principles and practices of occupational therapy.
* Direct therapeutic intervention for the restoration of patient's functioning to prevent disability following injury, disease, or physical disability.
* Provide care to patients in the acute care setting.
* Assist patients to reach their maximum performance and level of functioning while learning to live within the limits of their capabilities.
* Collaborate as a member of the healthcare team for the provision of comprehensive patient care.
* Consistent with training and competency review, provides care to Inpatient pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
* Maintains training and competency as applicable in regulatory requirements such as JCAHO (if applicable), and state and federal regulations and standards.
* Coordinate, delegate and supervise responsibilities assigned to assistants, aides, etc.
* The staff therapist participates in operational aspects of the department, maintains performance improvement activities within the department and participates in PI activities.

Skills and Attributes for Success

* Flexibility, organization and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
* High level of professionalism.
* Ability to identify and respectfully address psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families.
* Ability to meet current documentation standards and policies in a timely fashion.
* Ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
* Strong written and verbal skills.
* Basic computer skills.

Requirements and Qualifications for the Position

* Current State Occupational Therapy Licensure.
* Current BCLS certification.

Recent graduates are welcome to apply

What It's Like Working at CMH

* CMH provides support to participate in continuing education opportunities, helping our team members achieve their own goals while helping patients achieve theirs.
* Therapists gain exposure in multiple areas and specialties to develop a well-rounded skillset.
* Every physical therapy patient visit is a one-on-one session to provide attentive, personalized care.
* Rumford Hospital provides the ability to provide both inpatient and outpatient services.
* Therapy teams across the CMH system work closely together to provide additional resources, support and training.
* A mixture of veteran and recently graduated therapists promotes a skillful and diverse environment.
* CMH's comprehensive wellness program keeps team members healthy while also enhancing financial wellness with generous HSA contributions.

About Central Maine Healthcare

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and Midcoast Maine. CMH's hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, LifeFlight of Maine's southern Maine base, the Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and other high-quality clinical services.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising client care.

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued an emergency rule to add COVID-19 vaccination to the existing law that requires certain vaccinations of healthcare workers. All healthcare workers are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by October 1, 2021. In addition, these same government offices issued a ruling earlier this year that flu Immunizations will also be added to the vaccine requirement list for healthcare workers.

If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application

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