OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Job Summary

Plans and implements specific treatment programs for individual patients (in- and outpatients; children and adults) and patient groups according to the principles and practices of occupational therapy. Collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment team. Provides treatment activities in functional pre-vocational and homemaking skills and activities of daily living to allow the patient to become as independent as possible within the scope of his/her disability. Provides contractual services to MDH Home Health, MDH Hospice, and outside skilled nursing facilities.

Job Specifications

• Education and Experience:
  • Graduate of an accredited program in Occupational Therapy
  • Licensure in Illinois or eligibility for licensure is required
  • Certification by the Board of Registry of the American Occupational Therapy Association also required
  • Hospital experience in the position of Occupational Therapist is preferred
  • Advanced postgraduate training is desirable
• Abilities, Interests And Temperaments:
  • Necessary to communicate with departmental and hospital staff and patients
  • To establish policies and reporting procedures
  • A preference for working with people, as in developing programs of greatest therapeutic benefit to each patient, instructing in craft techniques, watching patient's progress carefully, and adjusting programs to continue challenging the patient
  • A preference for people and for communicating ideas, for encouraging creativity, initiative, ingenuity, and resourcefulness
  • A preference for abstract and creative activities, such as developing specific therapeutic programs, sometimes involving novel combinations of activities, creating designs and models for guidance, and instructing patients
• Other Requirements:
  • Must have a valid driver's license if applicable
  • Current CPR certification is required

Pay

Expected pay for this position is $37.59-$56.38. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity.

Benefits

MDH Benefits package includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, 457B and employer match. Company paid STD and LTD.