Occupational Therapist

2 weeks ago

Two Harbors, United States St. Luke's corporation Full time
  • JOB SUMMARY
    • The Occupational Therapist provides high quality therapy services to Lake View customers. The Occupational Therapist will maintain knowledge of current and upcoming changes related to the provision of therapy services through continuing education. The Occupational Therapist will assess all swing bed patients for activities/needs and ensures implementation, including directing the work of the Social Services Assistant as it relates to activities for Swing Bed Patients. All employees are required to adhere to safe work practices and take active participation in the AWAIR (A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction) Program as requested. All employees shall actively support and participate in the Quality Improvement Program.
  • MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
    • Education: See Licensure/Certification/Registration requirement.
    • Experience: N/A
      Licensure/Certification/Registration: Licensed Occupational Therapist in the State of Minnesota. BLS Certification with a designation of either BLS Provider or Healthcare Provider from either the American Heart Association or American Red Cross or Military Training Network within ninety (90) days of hire.
  • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
    • Education: Master's Degree.
    • Experience: N/A
    • Licensure/Certification/Registration: N/A
  • KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
    • READING - Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
    • WRITING - Intermediate: Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, or procedures.
    • SPEAKING - Intermediate: Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
    • MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Basic Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
    • REASONING ABILITY - Intermediate Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT
    • PHYSICAL DEMANDS
      • Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to operate a computer keyboard, mouse or telephone keypad; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. Occasionally lifts, positions, pushes, and/or transfers patients. Occasionally lifts supplies and equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
      • Stand - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
      • Walk - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
      • Sit - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 - 5.5 hours)
      • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
      • Reach with hands and arms - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
      • Climb or balance - Rarely or None
      • Stoop, Squat, Kneel, or Crouch - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
      • Bending-repetitive forward - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
      • Talk or hear - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
      • Taste or smell - Rarely or None
    • LIFTING REQUIREMENTS
      • Up to 10 pounds - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
      • Up to 25 pounds - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
      • Up to 35 pounds - Frequently 1/3 to 2/3 (2.5 - 5.5 hours)
      • Up to 50 pounds - Occasionally Under 1/3 (1-2.5 hours)
    • WORK ENVIRONMENT
      • Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
    • WORKING CONDITIONS
      • While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, blood borne pathogens, extreme cold or extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.