Department: 38012100 Mercy CKRI Inpatient Acute Therapy
Shift: Day (United States of America)
Hours: 0
Contract: Non-Union
Weekend Rotation: Other
Job Profile Summary: Provides care that is appropriate, efficient, and effective in meeting the customer's requirements for occupational therapy in a hospital, outpatient clinic, home health, mental health, skilled nursing facility or community based settings.
Job Description:

• Generates a therapy diagnosis by gathering patient data and assessing the patient.
• Designs, implements, and modifies therapeutic interventions.
• Educates patient and family in establishing goals of treatment.
• Sets improvement levels and determines the amount of time needed to reach that level.
• Uses re-examination to determine whether predicted outcomes are reasonable modifies as necessary.
• Accommodates selection of tests and measures and therapeutic interventions to the age of the patient/client.
• Reports and records service charges.
• Provides safe patient equipment, ensures personal safety and a safe work environment.
• Selects and delegates appropriate tasks of the plan of care.
• Supervises therapeutic programs and activities carried out by aides.
• Coordinates care with inter-disciplinary referrals or referrals to other practitioners.
• Participates in performance improvement and process improvement activities for the department.
• Supports and promotes new services as requested.
• Provides ongoing input to enhance the services provided by the department.
• Develops and promotes new and current programs as requested.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program is required.
• Licensed Occupational Therapist - MN Department of Health required.
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required within 60 Days
• Experience in practice or program preferred.

Physical Demands:

• Medium Work* - Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently

Additional Job Description:

• Per diem position with a minimum requirement of 2 weekend shifts per month. Pay differential offered for 4 weekend shifts per month. Weekday shifts may be available on an as-needed basis.

• Hours - 8:00AM-4:30PM

• Pay $37-$46/Hr.

• New Grads welcome to apply.