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The Occupational Therapist within the Wellness and Rehab Department assumes direct responsibility and accountability for the total care of a designed group of patients/clients. 

We know it’s not just about finding a job. It’s about finding a place where you are respected, valued and where your work is purposeful and fulfilling. A place where your talent is recognized, professional development is encouraged and career advancement is possible. 

Northwest Health is a regional healthcare network composed of three hospitals and an extensive medical group. We offer patients a broader range of services and experiences than any one hospital could provide. We are integrated to give our patients access to quality clinical knowledge, dedicated to providing advanced treatments and technology and routinely recognized nationally for our quality of care.

The Northwest Health network includes:

• Three hospitals
• Four large outpatient medical centers with medical offices and ancillary services
• Three outpatient surgery centers
• Five emergency departments
• Two urgent care centers
• Accredited Primary Stroke Centers
• Accredited Chest Pain Centers with PCI

Northwest Health includes the following hospital locations to better serve you:

• Northwest Health – La Porte
• Northwest Health – Porter
• Northwest Health – Starke

Employment Requirements:

• Successful completion of drug screen
• Employment background check

La Porte Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, disability, veteran status or national origin. 

Occupational Therapist - Inpatient La Porte & Starke Hospital - PRN

Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy required
• Master’s / Doctoral preferred

Experience:
• Experience in a relevant Occupational Therapy clinical role preferred, but not mandatory

Licensure & Certification:
• Licensure as an Occupational Therapist in the State of Indiana
• CPR required within 3 months of hire
• Advanced certifications for specialty areas are preferred for position

About the job:

1. Essential Functions of the position:
a. Assessment: Administers appropriate informal and/or formal evaluation procedures for all patient populations served.

b. Planning - Develops treatment plan, goals and objectives based on analysis of the assessment and professional observations.
c. Treatment - Utilizes appropriate treatment methods based on functional needs of patient.
d. Education - Utilizes appropriate education and training to provide knowledge of illness and treatment needs as well as skills and behaviors that promote recovery and improve function.
e. Documentation - Completes appropriate documentation and communication of all aspects of patient care including results of initial evaluation, plan of care, interventions, and response to interventions, changes in status, reassessments, education and discharge.
f. Professionalism - Utilizes sound professional judgment based on knowledge, skill, education, training and experience.
g. Clinical Application - Utilizes sound profession judgment based on knowledge of clinical practices, utilizing evidenced-based practice, and best-practice strategies.

2. Commitment to Purpose and Community Cares Standards of Behavior - Demonstrates a commitment to the organization's mission, vision and values supporting organizational decisions and behaviors. Contributes to the development and implementation of systems and processes ensuring strategic goal attainment. Actively participates, models and supports work aligned with the five pillars (Quality, Service, People, Finance, and Growth). Actively participates, models, and supports positive behaviors and transparent communications.
3. Developing Expertise - Takes action to continue to develop and acquire new expertise that is of increasing value to the organization
4. Relationships, Conversation and Collaboration - Works as part of a team with others, and shows respect and values diversity toward others.
5. Service Orientation - Demonstrates efforts to discovering, meeting and advocating for the customer's needs. Actively participates to improve the patient experience.
6. Excellence Orientation - Takes actions to continually improve quality and safety in daily work. Actively participates in improving work processes to meet and exceed customer requirements. Identifies opportunities for improvement based on process observation, outcome measures, and feedback from patients and other customers. Reports errors in a timely and appropriate manner. Takes initiative and is accountable for areas of responsibility meeting regulatory requirements including but not limited to maintaining annual TB testing, completing annual mandatories, and maintaining current registration/certification/licensures as appropriate to position requirements.
7. Problem Solving - The ability to understand a situation by breaking it apart into smaller pieces or tracing the implications in a step-by-step way.
8. Initiative - The identification of a problem, obstacle, or opportunity and proactively taking action to address current or future problems/opportunities.
9. Impact and Influence - The ability to persuade, convince, influence, or impress others (individuals or groups) in order to get them to go along with or to support one's opinion or position. The key is to understand others, since Impact and Influence is based on the desire to have a specific impact or effect on others.
10. Organizational Awareness - The ability to understand and learn the influence relationships in one's own organization or in other organizations (e.g., key stakeholders, suppliers, etc.). This includes the ability to identify who the real decision makers are; the individuals who can influence them; and to predict how new events or situations will affect individuals and groups within the organization.