<p class="MsoNormal"> <strong style="font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Position Objective:</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Evaluates patients, neonatal through geriatric, for occupational therapy services and provides therapeutic intervention according to departmental standards. Assesses the appropriateness and effectiveness of services provided to patients and documents same according to departmental standards and the special needs of patients of all ages.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline"> </span><span style="text-decoration: underline">Essential Job Duties:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions </span></p><ol style="margin-top: 0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Conducts Occupational Therapy evaluations and treatments, involving varied diagnoses and units, using a variety of appropriate treatment techniques and documents according to established departmental policies and procedures.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Meets departmental productivity standards and completes productivity logs in a timely manner.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Participates in quality and patient safety initiatives, engaging in excellent customer service practices, including but not limited to following ICARE. Also consults and serves as a resource for physicians, nursing staff, and other clinicians to increase knowledge of Occupational Therapy and to identify the need for Occupational Therapy services for patients of all ages.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Stays up to date on hospital policies, departmental requirements and process improvement initiatives by reading all correspondence (meeting minutes, weekly updates, etc) and participating in huddles. Responds to communication and requests in a timely fashion.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Provides technical supervision, direction, and support to staff Occupational Therapist Assistants, Physical Therapy Aides, students, and volunteers.</span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal"> <strong style="font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Educational/Experience Requirements:</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">The minimum level of education and experience for this position includes:</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; color: black;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Acute care or related experience preferred; however, new graduates will be considered depending on current departmental staffing</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <strong style="font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Required License/Certifications:</span></strong><strong style="font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; color: #000000;"> </strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Current license to practice Occupational Therapy by the Maryland Board of Occupational Therapy Practice.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Current American Heart Association Healthcare provider BLS CPR certification.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> <strong style="font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands:</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">There is a reasonable expectation that em