Adventist HealthCare
Occupational Therapist Floater (OT), Weekends, Inpatient Rehabilitation
Adventist HealthCare, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, 20900
Overview
Responsibilities
Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with basic and some complex rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings (flex to any Rehab site as needed).
Provide, or direct and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. The therapist involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care, and reexamine the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modify the plan of care accordingly or discontinue occupational therapy services.
In consultation with appropriate disciplines, plan for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provide for appropriate follow-up or referral. The occupational therapist discontinues intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the occupational therapist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy (in coordination with referring provider/team where indicated).
Communicate, coordinate, and document all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated. Supervise and direct the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants, and volunteers.
Manage schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and inform management of any issues with caseload management.
Attend team meetings and effectively communicate patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case.
Be responsible for individual and assigned hospital performance improvement and professional development activities.
Educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy.
Mentor and support students during their clinical practices in patient-centered care.
Qualifications
Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
Active Maryland Occupational Therapist License.
Minimum 2 years of experience (at least 1 year in setting preferred).
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Work Schedule Weekend Rate:
$60/hour
Primary Schedule:
Friday – Monday, 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Weekend differential applies to Saturday and Sunday shifts)
Float Schedule:
May include weekday shifts between 6:30 AM and 7:30 PM, scheduled in advance.
Float Locations
Primary:
Inpatient Rehab at White Oak, with the ability to float to Rockville as needed (with notice).
Additional (with notice and training):
Outpatient Rehab clinics located at White Oak Medical Pavilion, Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Silver Spring.
Pay Range $37.17 - $124,675.20
If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.
Benefits Overview
Work life balance through nonrotating shifts.
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise.
Free Employee parking.
Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire.
Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available).
Paid Time Off.
Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period.
Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance.
Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers.
Tuition Reimbursement.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support.
Employment Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as: United States of America (Non-Exempt).
Equal Employment Opportunity Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate our mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background. AHC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however, it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants’ religious beliefs.
Applicants who wish to request accommodations for disabilities or religious belief should contact the Support Center HR Office.
COVID-19 Vaccination Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.
Tobacco and Drug Statement Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.
While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result.
Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing. ("Nicotine products" include, but are not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping products, hookah, and nicotine replacement products (e.g., nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nicotine lozenges, etc.).
At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with basic and some complex rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings (flex to any Rehab site as needed).
Provide, or direct and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. The therapist involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care, and reexamine the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modify the plan of care accordingly or discontinue occupational therapy services.
In consultation with appropriate disciplines, plan for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provide for appropriate follow-up or referral. The occupational therapist discontinues intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the occupational therapist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy (in coordination with referring provider/team where indicated).
Communicate, coordinate, and document all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated. Supervise and direct the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants, and volunteers.
Manage schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and inform management of any issues with caseload management.
Attend team meetings and effectively communicate patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case.
Be responsible for individual and assigned hospital performance improvement and professional development activities.
Educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy.
Mentor and support students during their clinical practices in patient-centered care.
Qualifications
Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
Active Maryland Occupational Therapist License.
Minimum 2 years of experience (at least 1 year in setting preferred).
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Work Schedule Weekend Rate:
$60/hour
Primary Schedule:
Friday – Monday, 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM (Weekend differential applies to Saturday and Sunday shifts)
Float Schedule:
May include weekday shifts between 6:30 AM and 7:30 PM, scheduled in advance.
Float Locations
Primary:
Inpatient Rehab at White Oak, with the ability to float to Rockville as needed (with notice).
Additional (with notice and training):
Outpatient Rehab clinics located at White Oak Medical Pavilion, Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Silver Spring.
Pay Range $37.17 - $124,675.20
If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.
Benefits Overview
Work life balance through nonrotating shifts.
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise.
Free Employee parking.
Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire.
Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available).
Paid Time Off.
Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period.
Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance.
Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers.
Tuition Reimbursement.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support.
Employment Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as: United States of America (Non-Exempt).
Equal Employment Opportunity Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate our mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background. AHC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however, it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants’ religious beliefs.
Applicants who wish to request accommodations for disabilities or religious belief should contact the Support Center HR Office.
COVID-19 Vaccination Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.
Tobacco and Drug Statement Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.
While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result.
Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing. ("Nicotine products" include, but are not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping products, hookah, and nicotine replacement products (e.g., nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nicotine lozenges, etc.).
At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you. #J-18808-Ljbffr