Occupational Therapist III - Inpatient

The Occupational Therapist III will be responsible to provide advanced skill and expertise therapy services to a wide spectrum of pediatric disabilities and conditions. Must be knowledgeable in evidence based and current practice standards for pediatric care, assume primary responsibilities for a specialty area or primary clinic and act as a mentor to other health care professionals. Will be able to appropriately model professional behavior in all interactions and will work collaboratively with leadership and program manager to provide updates for clinical and administrative operations of the Physical and Occupational Therapy Departments.

Inpatient Occupational Therapist III

Minimum Education

Master's Degree-  Graduate of  Accredited Occupational Therapy Program- Required

Minimum Work Experience
 6- Six years of experience with a minimum of 5 years within expressed pediatric specialty area - Required
 Experience with mentorship, clinical instruction, research , or program development - Preferred

Required Licenses and Certifications
Occupational Therapist  License -  Applicable to Job Location  Upon Hire - Required 

Functional Accountabilities

Clinical Skills and Expertise
 

• Evaluate and treat patients incorporating advanced best practice and research driven techniques pursuant to practice acts.

• Has ongoing evidence of recognized advanced competency in 3-4 clinical areas with recognized clinical expertise in 1-2 specialty areas.

• Consistent use of advanced treatment techniques to achieve consistent progress and positive outcomes

• Assumes primary clinic or specialty responsibilities including a significant new program development and education of therapy staff

Documentation
 

• Comply with departmental policies and procedures for inpatient and outpatient documentation.

• Ensure documentation of aides and students are reviewed and co-signed

Leadership
 

• Acts as a mentor to staff to share clinical expertise and advance program development

• Participates in 1-2 multidisciplinary team committees, clinics or rounds as a major contributor.

• Presents a minimum of one case study addressing outcome and efficacy of treatment within department annually

• Presents 1-2 in-service on evidence based practice or research to staff and other allied health professionals annually.

• Assists in identifying staff education and clinical development needs and suggests viable improvement

Administrative
 

• Complete all administrative assignments to include billing, Beartime and requested operations input on time.

• Participate in data collection on research projects and PI initiatives.

• Identify need for change in current policies and procedures to reflect update in care and best practice.

Professional Growth
 

• Pursues or completes advanced degree or certification

• Presents 1 lecture annually as past of a larger educational course

• Participates and acts as a lead in one major department/hospital committee task force annually

• Participates in Research, PI project or grant writing as a planner or principle investigator resulting in formal presentation, poster or publication in a recognized professional organization.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification 

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance