About the role

  • Occupational Therapist at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab focusing on maximizing patient independence and participation in therapy. Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to evaluate and plan treatment.

Responsibilities

  • Select appropriate evaluation procedures and directs patient's participation in selected tasks to restore or maximize independence in daily living skills
  • Facilitates learning of skills and functions essential for adaptation and productivity
  • Participates in department's clinical education program
  • Consistently demonstrate support of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab statement of Vision, Mission and Core Values by striving for excellence
  • Contributes to team efforts and shows respect and compassion for patients and their families, fellow employees, and all others
  • Evaluates, assesses, and plans treatment including orienting patient and significant others to the purposes and processes of OT evaluation and treatment
  • Evaluates patient impairments, disability and handicap appropriate to patient diagnosis, life roles, age development, functional status, and medical condition
  • Facilitates patient participation in the therapy process and collaborates with others advocating for patients and family to achieve desirable outcomes
  • Implements patient treatment plans utilizing occupational therapy treatment approaches and modifies treatment when necessary
  • Participates in patient care conferences to coordinate treatment, educating patient and family
  • Documents patient care activities following department protocols
  • May supervise affiliated OT students
  • May teach in Department and Education and Training courses

Requirements

  • Master's program in Occupational Therapy from an accredited college or university
  • Current Illinois License to practice as an Occupational Therapist
  • Current CPR certification required
  • Ability to develop professional skills by completing development plans, participating in continuing education and in-service offerings, using written resources to keep current with advancements
  • Understanding of the growth and development of infant, child, adolescent and geriatric patients
  • Analytical ability to gather and interpret data from patient's charts and to recommend solutions for treatment related problems
  • Interpersonal skills are needed to communicate with other health care professionals and establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families
  • Ability to transfer and position patients

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits program that is competitive with our industry peers in our geographic locations

Job title

Occupational Therapist – Float Position

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$68,000 - $120,000 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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