Occupational Therapist (Acute Care/Inpatient)
Description
Wage Range: $45.42 - $72.68 per hour + per diem and weekend shift differentials
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This is a per diem position maintaining a schedule to include varied weekdays and 2 required weekend shifts per month with option for the following:
- 2 Saturdays
- 2 Sundays
- Saturday/Sunday
Who We Are
EvergreenHealth’s Acute Care/Inpatient Rehabilitation department is comprised of a dynamic interdisciplinary team serving adult/geriatric patients and their families on the Greater Eastside since 1979. We employ licensed Physical and Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapy Assistants, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Rehabilitation Aides.
EvergreenHealth's Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) named among Washington state's top six rehabilitation facilities by Newsweek for 2024 hosts a 14-bed inpatient unit with a focus on acute rehabilitation for patients who suffer from stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, complex neurological disorders, orthopedic conditions, multiple trauma, amputation and other injuries or disorders.
Job Summary:
Responsible for providing assessment and treatment programs designed to return patients to their optimum functional level, in coordination with other team members.
Responsible for providing assessment and treatment programs designed to return patients to their optimum functional level, in coordination with other team members.
Primary Duties:
- Performs individualized evaluation and ongoing assessment related to patient’s condition, addressing special needs and behaviors. This will include, but is not limited to, assessments of range of motion, strength, mobility, coordination, transfers, activities of daily living such as feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene, and cognitive and perceptual deficits.
- Develops treatment goals, in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team, that are time specific and result in discharge of the patient to his home environment attaining the highest level of function possible.
- Intervention may include the need to design, fabricate, select, and fit prosthetic, orthotic and self-help devices.
- Develops the treatment plan and revises as necessary from the goals set by the interdisciplinary team in coordination with the physician, the patient and the family.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
License, Certification, Education or Experience:
REQUIRED for the position:
- Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the State of Washington
- Baccalaureate, Master’s Degree, or certificate in Occupational Therapy
- Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire
- Knowledge and training in the special needs of patients from young adult to geriatric ages and is responsible for the needs associated with these groups.
DESIRED for the position:
- 2 years of experience in acute care and/or rehabilitative center
- Membership in a professional organization
- Certification in area of specialty
At EvergreenHealth our staff our proud to work for an organization that has received national recognition for the following:
- Named one of American’s 50 Best Hospitals in 2024, one of the only hospitals in the Seattle* area (Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, WA CBSA) to receive this designation.
- Named by Becker's Hospital Review among the nation's 100 great community hospitals for 2024 for improving the health of their communities, staying focused on personalized care and clinical excellence.
- In 2023 EvergreenHealth was one of two hospitals that received the Patient Safety Excellence Award throughout the states of WA, ID, OR, MT, and Alaska
Benefit Information:
Choices that care for you and your family
At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer the following benefits and resources for our per diem staff to help maintain and improve health and financial well-being.
- Washington Paid Sick Leave (WPSL)
- Participation in 457(b) retirement plan
- Free parking
- Cafeteria & Gift Shop Discount