Occupational Therapist - OP Neuro

Location: MetroHealth Old Brooklyn Campus • Biweekly Hours: 40.00 • Shift: Days, 1 evening shift per week

About the Role

The MetroHealth System is redefining health care by going beyond medical treatment to improve the foundations of community health and well-being: affordable housing, a cleaner environment, economic opportunity, access to fresh food, convenient transportation, legal help, and other services. The system strives to become as good at preventing disease as it is at treating it. Founded in 1837, Cuyahoga County’s safety-net health system operates four hospitals, four emergency departments, and more than 20 health centers.

Plans, organizes, and provides occupational therapy programs to help individuals overcome or adapt to physical, emotional, or developmental disabilities. Assesses how patient(s) function and creatively structures work, leisure, and self-care activities to encourage independence. Patients may include neonate through the geriatric population, including in behavioral health. Upholds the mission, vision, values, and customer service standards of The MetroHealth System.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient function and design occupational therapy programs to address physical, emotional, or developmental disabilities.
• Structure work, leisure, and self-care activities to promote patient independence.
• Serve patients across the lifespan, from neonate to geriatric, including behavioral health populations.
• Travel to satellite locations as needed for operational requirements.
• Interact effectively with diverse cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or post-graduate certificate in Occupational Therapy from a school accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) certification.
• Occupational Therapist licensure in the State of Ohio.
• Current BLS certification, or obtain within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Membership in the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Physical Requirements

Ability to perform the following tasks:

• Frequently (25-75% of the time): Standing, sitting (with and without back support), walking, reaching (overhead, forward, lateral, and low), crouching, balancing, lifting 5-25 pounds, carrying 5-10 pounds, and pushing up to 75 pounds.
• Occasionally (5-25% of the time): Stooping, climbing, lifting or moving 24-50 pounds, carrying 10-25 pounds, and operating power tools and machinery.

• Walk without assistive devices and maintain balance despite sudden load to support patients from falling during functional training.
• Lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift a patient’s arm or leg during exercise programs.
• Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to palpate muscle tension or monitor patient pulse.
• Visual acuity to observe patient gross movement, gait, and biomechanical issues.
• Speak clearly to instruct patients and families who may not be able to read.
• Hear or understand patient descriptions of symptoms and responses to treatment.