Physical Therapist Assistant
Cleveland Clinic
Occupational Therapist - Acute Care
Cleveland Clinic
full-time
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Location: Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide wide-ranging occupational therapy services to help patients regain ability to perform normal activities, self-care and responsibilities
- Evaluate and treat patients with physical, emotional, cognitive and/or psychosocial deficits impacting independent living skills
- Assess patient's ability to safely and effectively perform independent living skills
- Design and implement appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment
- Use appropriate modalities to implement the treatment plan
- Document subjective and objective findings of patient progress
- Monitor and modify the plan of care as needed and seek consultation as necessary
- Educate patient and family/caregiver about patient deficits and treatment
- Plan and/or assist with patient discharge from therapy services and treatment setting
- Provide information regarding appropriate selection/use of adaptive equipment and support programs
- Oversee care provided by certified occupational therapy assistants and therapy technicians according to licensing laws and practice standards
- Float to Fairview and Lutheran hospitals as needed; work days 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. with weekend requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association
- Current Ohio licensure as an Occupational Therapist (OT)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Preferred: Experience in a clinical area
- Preferred: Acute care experience
- Weekend work requirements
- Ability to float to Fairview and Lutheran hospitals as needed
- Physical Requirements: Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load; ability to meet heavy-level physical demands (1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor);
- Ability to lift and reach with arms to lift patient limbs during therapy
- Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to palpate muscle tension or monitor pulse
- Visual acuity to observe motor movements and read patient monitors
- Ability to speak clearly to instruct patients and families
- Ability to hear at conversational level to understand patients' descriptions and responses
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
