Part-time Occupational Therapist
- ID
- 2025-7323
- Category
- Rehab
- Position Type
- Regular Part-Time
Company Overview
Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a full-time or part-time status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to full-time and part-time employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.
Job Overview
Provides quality care, utilizing standards of practice for Occupational Therapy to improve the health and welfare of patients in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Assists in planning and developing the scope and emphasis of the OT Dept. in coordination with the identified needs of patients and families. Assists in organizing and delivering a medically prescribed OT Program to inpatients or outpatients to facilitate the rehabilitation of children with orthopedic conditions in conjunction with the Standards of Practice of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Responsibilities
Patient Care Activities • Monitors care being given and delivers occupational therapy evaluations and treatments with incorporated principles of growth and development, biophysical, psychosocial and environmental factors, patient/family education needs, and provides discharge planning into patient care as appropriate to the patients' age and needs. • Provides direct patient care; evaluates and treats all patients with appropriate interventions based on each patient's needs and medical conditions. • Obtains physician orders for all patients. • Provides appropriate discharge plans and patient/parent teaching by written or demonstrated methods for exercises, splints, and equipment use. • Recognizes limits in clinical judgment and seeks peer or multi-disciplinary collaboration. • Demonstrates a willingness to try new equipment/modalities when the opportunity arises. | 30 % |
Communication • Effectively communicates patient care needs with medical, nursing and ancillary staff. • Communicates with supervisor, medical staff and appropriate personnel as needed to problem solving of clinical, departmental and hospital issues. • Demonstrates the necessary interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchanges with patients, families, staff and others within the hospital setting and community. Exhibits sensitivity to a diverse patient population and advocates on behalf of patients. • Collaborates with patients, families and professional to attain the desired outcomes. | 20 % |
Documentation • Provides thorough, accurate, inpatient and outpatient documentation, in compliance with department, clinic and Joint Commission policies. • Documents all necessary patient care to ensure continuity of care. • Documents the patient's responses in the medical record. |
Qualifications
One year plus of OT experience; pediatric experience strongly preferred; OT licensure required
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