Occupational Therapist (Inpatient Behavioral Health)

Quick Facts

• Role: Occupational Therapist (Inpatient Behavioral Health)
• Setting: Inpatient behavioral health

Description

Responsible for assessing, planning, organizing, and participating in rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills and general independence for persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Builds confidence and cooperation through competent patient assessment, attentive monitoring and care, and effective communication with patients, families/support groups, and other healthcare providers. Ensures compliance with privacy and safety regulations and organizational policies, provides clinical supervision of assistants and aides, and serves as a clinical instructor for assigned students.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and develop/organize treatment plans within rehabilitative programs
• Participate in and support delivery of occupational therapy services aimed at independence
• Monitor care and communicate effectively with patients, families/support groups, and healthcare providers
• Adhere to local/state/federal regulations, codes, and organizational policies for privacy and safety
• Provide clinical supervision to assistants and aides
• Serve as clinical instructor for assigned students

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy program
• Occupational Therapist (OT) license or Occupational Limited Permit (OLP)
• BLS (Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider) certification
• 2 years of recent relevant experience
• Strong critical thinking, complex problem solving, and decisive judgment; ability to work independently
• Ability to work in a demanding environment and manage multiple priorities within timelines
• Computer and required technology proficiency
• Effective verbal and written communication; strong interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, teamwork/collaboration, customer service, and community relations
• Ability to retain and apply new knowledge and skills
• Ability to stay current with professional practice development and advancement

Benefits

• Benefits available

Schedule/Work Details

• Job shift: Days
• Schedule: Full time
• Hours: 8 hours per day
• Days of week: Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday
• Weekend requirements: Once a month
• Weekly hours: 32
• Employee status: Regular
• Position status: Non-exempt
• Union: No
• Pay range: $61.91 to $86.67 / hour