Occupational Therapist - IRF PRN at Mercy Health Rehabilitation Hospital summary:
As an Occupational Therapist at Mercy Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, you will be a key member of an interdisciplinary team dedicated to helping adult and geriatric patients recover from injuries and improve their quality of life. The role involves assessing patient needs, implementing occupational therapy interventions, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to achieve optimal patient outcomes. This position offers competitive pay, opportunities for career development, and a supportive work environment focused on patient safety and efficient rehabilitation.
Description Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, is building a new rehabilitation hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, Mercy Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Youngstown. Expected to open in 2024, this 60-bed, 66,000-square-foot, two-story, inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operating jointly with Lifepoint Rehabilitation and Mercy Health, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in the Mahoning Valley who need continued care to recover completely.
Our Benefits
New competitive pay rates
Various shift availabilities
Low therapist-to-patient ratios
Targeted approach to career development
Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
Superior quality patient outcomes
Supportive leadership and culture
State-of-the-art equipment
What you will do in this role:
- Assumes responsibility and accountability as indicated for the care of those patients being treated by Certified Occupational Therapist Assistants, rehabilitation technicians and occupational therapy students. May be assigned to orient staff and students and assume the duties and responsibilities of the supervisor in the absence of that individual as qualified to do so
- Assesses patients' needs; identifies and initiates appropriate occupational therapy interventions; works cooperatively with other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional occupational therapy practice and interdisciplinary teamwork
- Observes and evaluates treatment affect, accomplishment of short and long term goals. Recommends change to physician, if needed
- Performs an appropriate assessment on each patient and performs reassessments, as per policy. Performs accurate and timely QI scoring. The population is adult and geriatric patients requiring an adult medical rehabilitation program and services
- Able to assess patient pain interfering with optimal level of function of participation in rehabilitation; makes appropriate interventions to reduce pain; makes appropriate physician contact for intervention
- Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications - Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist in the state where the hospital is located
- Previous experience in all aspects of occupational therapy preferred, but not required
- Effective oral and written communication skills in English with additional languages preferred
- Current CPR/BLS certification
Mercy Health Rehabilitation Hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.
Keywords:
Occupational Therapist, rehabilitation, interdisciplinary team, patient care, medical rehabilitation, adult rehabilitation, geriatric therapy, physical medicine, patient assessment, treatment interventions