Location: Boston,MA, USA
Job Description:
Join our team where we use clinical expertise and evidence-based practice to deliver hand therapy services to a diverse patient population, primarily providing evaluation and treatment for orthopedic conditions, but also neurologic conditions and serving our local community in Chinatown and Downtown. Our Hand Therapists are located in the same clinic as the hand surgeons, allowing for frequent collaboration with the surgeons.
Our team provides thorough, compassionate services, providing one to one treatment for patients, while also having opportunity to use advanced splinting skills for our walk-in patients.
Job Summary:
We are seeing a self-motivated Occupational Therapist who is responsible for providing comprehensive, evidence-based care in a hospital-based outpatient clinic to join our team. The position involves regular contact with patients and members of their families and referring physicians.
Minimum Qualifications:
1.Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy.
2.MAOccupational Therapy (OT) licensure
3.National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapyregistration.
4. Experience with static splinting required; experience with complex splinting preferred
5. Knowledge of upper extremity protocols for common surgeries
6.Two years of outpatient experience required, with preference for CHT
7.Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
Preferred Qualifications:
1.Master's degree in Occupational Therapy.
2.Two (2) years of clinical experience.
3. Experience with static splinting required; experience with complex splinting preferred
Duties and Responsibilities:Theduties and responsibilities listedbeloware intended to describe the general nature of workandare not intended to be an all-inclusive list.Other dutiesand responsibilitiesmay be assigned.
Performs comprehensive evaluation and assessment for orthopedic upper extremity patients, occasionally neuromuscular and pediatric patients.
Sets realistic short- and long-term goals and plan of care related to patient's occupational therapy needs within the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary systems.
Works directly and collaboratively with the Hand Surgeons to problem solve care and to optimize patient outcomes
Has ability to manage and be flexible with balancing scheduled patient caseload with walk-in patients from Hand Surgeon's clinic. Documents and bills accurately and reflects services provided.
Additional Requirements include:
Must demonstrate interpersonal skills including communication, flexibility, time management, independence, teamwork and maturity to operate effectively within a multi-disciplinary setting.
Has ability to manage and be flexible prioritizing patient caseload.
Must be willing and able to work effectively with a wide variety of patients with acute and long-term disability.
Must be capable of treating independently.
Must be capable of providing occupational therapy intervention throughout the life span.
Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfers patients, supplies and equipment.
Physical Requirements:
1.Occasional sitting, frequent standing, walking&transferring of patients.
2. Manual dexterity using fine hand manipulation tooperatecomputer keyboard, dexterity toprovidequantitative testing and manual treatment techniques to a wide variety of patients.
3. Abilityto see computerscreenand reports.Visually assess injury and functional status of patients.and
2.Ability toaudibly assess patient subjective complaints.
Skills&Abilities:
1.Demonstrateinterpersonal skills including communication, teamwork, and willing to work one-on-oneora group basis.
2.Ability to work independently, to be self-motivated and well organized. Ability to function well invery busysituations.
3.Responsible and reliable.
4.Demonstratesflexibility andableto adjust to changes at a moment's notice.
5.Maturitytooperateeffectively within a multi-disciplinary setting.
6.Able to work effectively with a wide variety of patients with acute and long-term disability.
7.Ability to read/write and communicate in English.
8.Abilityto assess the needs of patients of all different age populations in order to provide care appropriately.
9.Ability toobserveand evaluate treatment effects andadjustsplanof care asappropriate.
10.Knowledge ofoccupational therapyprinciples, practices,and other treatment skills.
11.Ability toobserveand evaluate treatment effect and adjust plan of care asappropriate.
12.Demonstratesproper time management skills toattaindepartment productivity while assuring quality patient care.
13. Ability to applyknowledge of physical modalities, splinting, therapeutic exercise, adaptiveequipmentand other treatment skills.
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