What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) position at Cleveland Clinic?
Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
A caregiver in this position works within the hours of 7am-6:30pm, Monday - Friday.
A caregiver who excels in this role, will:
Evaluate and treat patients with physical, emotional, cognitive and/or psychosocial deficits which impact their abilities to successfully perform independent living skills.
Assess patient 's ability to safely and effectively perform independent living skills and designs the appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment.
Implement the treatment plan using appropriate modalities and documents subjective and objective findings of patient progress.
Educate the patient and family/caregiver about patient deficits.
Direct and supervises the activities of support personnel.
Act a clinical instructor or participates in the education and evaluation of students.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal caregiver include:
Bachelor's Degree required.
Must be graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Current Ohio Licensure as Occupational Therapist (OT).
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare providers.
Preferred qualifications for the ideal caregiver include:
Certified Hand Therapist highly preferred.
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Physical Requirements:
Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling.
Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by 1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor.
Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.
Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.
Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors.
Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families.
Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000
