What are the responsibilities and job description for the Casual Occupational Therapist - Hand Therapy position at Fairview Health Services?
Come join our Rehab Flexible Work Force team! We are seeking an outpatient occupational therapist to provide hand therapy services with M Health Fairview Rehab! Preferred candidate will be a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT). Where CHT is not completed, M Health Fairview offers mentoring and development opportunities for professional growth.
- Casual position, authorized to work up to 40 hours in a given week.
M Health Fairview Rehabilitation offers a broad range of services that serve patients across 10 acute-care hospitals, 3 post-acute settings and 70 outpatient adult and pediatric therapy clinics. Consisting of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy as well as Audiology and Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab, our therapists collaborate with colleagues in all medical settings and offer dozens of specialty programs.
As an academic health system with residency and fellowship programs and a rehab-focused clinical quality team, we have a collaborative culture that is centered on learning with an emphasis on evidence based, patient-centered care. Rehab’s continuing education program offers 40 continuing education courses per year, including many at no cost to employees.
Responsibilities Job Description
The hand therapist partners with the patient and their care providers while performing evaluation/re-evaluation
Gathers and applies pertinent data, performs examination, and resolves treatment diagnosis
Develops an individualized plan of care through coordination
Analyzes data to identify needs and potential risks, settles prognosis for recovery, and establishes individualized goals
Implements and modifies care plan based on reassessment and patient response
Coordinates care and communicates successfully with interdisciplinary team for all aspects care & establishes appropriate discharge plan
Partners care team to provide skilled intervention
Implements and alters treatment to reflect change in patient status and response to treatment
Assesses patient and/or caregiver learning needs and provides appropriate education
Professional Expectations
Prioritizes tasks and care for time management and accommodations
Understands and follows professional licensure/certification requirements
Advises team members and/or supervises students as designated
Pursues personal and professional development to support clinical standard processes
Qualifications
Required
Occupational Therapy Licensure in State of Minnesota or temporary license
Active Basic Life Support Certification
Preferred
Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
1 years as CHT
Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) Credential from the Hand Therapy Certification Commission
MN License including certification to practice of physical modalities NBCOT
EEO Statement
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
