Occupational Therapist - NICU

Overview

Required skills & experience (the 5 “must haves” to be considered) - Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program - Successfully completed examination for qualification as an Occupational Therapist; - Maintains current licensure in the State of Ohio; - Maintains annual FIM certification (MCW Inpatient Rehab Unit only). - 5+ years of specialized, proven NICU experience required - BLS healthcare provider training required. What you need to know - Evaluates patients referred to inpatient or outpatient Occupational Therapy Services areas as assigned. Analyzes data, documents findings, and implements appropriate therapeutic program. - Evaluates, provides, or constructs patient adaptive equipment or splints. Provides patient/family/health providers with training/education for compliance of use/wear/precautions. - Documents evaluation results, treatment interventions, patient's progress toward goals and discharge plans according to format outlined in assigned treatment area. - Communicates with multidisciplinary team via formal and informal patient conferences, team conferences, discharge planning on OT findings/plans/goals.

Benefits

Company

This health system, comprised of over 10,000 employees, 2,000 physicians and 900 volunteers, serves more than a million patients in Central Ohio each year. As one of the largest integrated health systems in the community, they provide people-centered care at four hospitals – an inpatient rehabilitation hospital, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty care physician offices, community outreach sites and homes across the region. They are committed to safe, high-quality care and continues to win national recognition for clinical performance and patient experience. They're also dedicated to education, with offerings that include ongoing continuing medical education opportunities, six physician residency programs, and one of Ohio's largest undergraduate, graduate and doctor of nursing programs. As a health ministry with a charitable mission, they provide considerable uncompensated benefit to the community each year, and the system and its employees are actively involved in vital business, civic and social service organizations.