Registry Occupational Therapist Acute Care Casual Days

divh2Registry Occupational Therapist Acute Care Casual Days/h2pThe Registry Occupational Therapist reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards./ppResponsibilities:/pulliAdministers occupational therapy evaluations and develops collaborative treatment plans with patients./liliRestores function and prevents further disability through ongoing assessment leading to appropriate therapeutic interventions./liliProvides direct patient care for an established 65% of hours worked./liliPerforms appropriate occupational therapy evaluations and re-evaluations on a regular basis./liliDesigns and implements appropriate treatment plans./liliParticipates in patient discharge and home care planning to facilitate the continuity of patient care./liliCompletes all related medical documentation in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with established policies and standards./liliDemonstrates competency through the annual completion of the written and/or demonstration-style competency examinations./liliPromotes philosophy and objectives of NMH and Stone Institute of Psychiatry and program./liliPromotes and maintains professional working relationship with peers. Maintains/promotes open communication with internal contacts, such as nursing and social work./liliAdheres to the Hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Adheres to the Code of Ethics, Customer Service Standards and the Patients First mission as demonstrated through positive patient/guest relations, positive and effective interactions with staff, formulating and meeting developmental goals./liliDemonstrates responsibility for assessing, treating, caring for adults (18-64 years), and geriatrics (65+) from a developmental perspective./liliVisually observe, interpret and document patients verbal and behavioral responses during assessment and treatment activities./liliCommunicate clearly and effectively with physicians, patients, families, guests and other members of the health care team./liliRespond to emergency signals and indicators./liliPush/pull patients in wheelchairs (100-300 lbs.) for short distances./liliPush/pull supplies and equipment weighing up to 50 lbs./liliLift patients up to 80 lbs. or with assistance up to 200 lbs./liliProvide physical assistance to patients during mobility training./liliDisplay concentration and attention span for brief and extended periods of time (up to 90 minutes) to perform tasks including patient evaluations, patient treatments, participation discharge panels, participation in continuing education activities./liliCommute between office space and patient treatment locations./liliSupervises students within department clinical education guidelines./liliDelegates appropriate responsibilities to Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants./liliAssists in monitoring of quality management indicators./li/ulpAA/EOE/pp#LI-AD1/ppRequired:/pulliOccupational Therapy Certification, AOTCB./liliOccupational Therapy License, Illinois./liliBachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy if graduate prior to 2007./liliMasters Degree in Occupational Therapy on or after 2007./liliBasic Life Support - American Heart Association./li/ulpNorthwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status./ppBackground Check/ppNorthwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act./ppArtificial Intelligence Disclosure/ppArtificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person./ppSign-on Bonus Eligibility: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family./p/div