Temp - Occupational Therapist - Rehab (Days) Alpena, MI
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Description:Facility Specific Requirement: Cannot accept local candidates that live within 50 miles of the facility.This position delegates responsibility to the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Aides. Activities of this position are patient focused and utilize assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in accordance with occupational therapy standards, physician orders, and governing policies and procedures.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIESEvaluates the patient s function by performing formal/informal testing measures to determine the skeletal, neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular status, developmental, social, and cognitive functions.Develops a goal specific treatment regime based on assessment data and the patient s tolerance to carry-out the treatment plan as prescribed.Submits a written treatment regime to be included as part of the plan of treatment authorized by and coordinated with the physician. Updates plan of care as needed to reflect changes in patient status. Cosigns verbal orders received by occupational therapist assistant as necessary.Devises a schedule of treatment, which is frequency and duration specific to be discussed with patient/family/caregiver and coordinated with clinical support staff.Educates patient, family, and/or caregiver regarding pathology or condition, patient alternatives, prognosis, and rationale for treatment through forms of rest, exercise, modalities, and other indicated interventions. Provides supervision for Occupational Therapist Assistants, Home Health Aides, and students per affiliate and regulatory standards.SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTSOT Experience - RequiredPrimarily inpatient, some outpatient & acute care - RequiredPeds Experience - RequiredALL SCHEDULING REQUESTS MUST BE MADE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION (Facility will NOT approve scheduling requests at/after time of offer / Please obtain this information prior to submittal / Requests after offer can be cause for rescinded offer)Lymphedema Experience - Preferred (Please notate in packet)Please notate if your traveler has EPIC experience in the last year*Profile Requirements:Work HistorySkills Checklist, current to 1 year, pertinent to the specialty2 Supervisory Reference Forms, taken within the last two yearsLicensure (MI LARA) & Certifications (BLS - AHA)Candidates' Permanent Address (Facility will not consider local candidates - 50 mile radius restriction)CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTSBLS (AHA)STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTSMichiganADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTSMust be active at time of submission!ABOUT THE FACILITYMidMichigan Health Rehabilitation Services offers a full range of physical therapy services. Patients can benefit from physical therapy to reduce or manage their pain and improve or restore their mobility following an injury, illness or surgical procedure.MidMichigan Health is a non-profit health system, headquartered in Midland, Michigan, affiliated with Michigan Medicine, the health care division of the University of Michigan. MidMichigan Health covers a 23-county region with medical centers in Midland, Alpena, Alma, Clare, Gladwin, Mt. Pleasant and West Branch. In addition to its Medical Centers, MidMichigan Health also offers both home health care and physician services, and has a strong commitment to medical education. MidMichigan Physicians Group provides urgent care and medical offices in more than 30 specialties and subspecialties including cardiology, hematology/oncology, orthopedics, vascular surgery, family medicine and more. The MidMichigan Health Foundation supports patients and families served by MidMichigan Health by raising funds for equipment, services and programs. Currently, MidMichigan has more than 7,400 employees, volunteers and physicians and provided more than *** million in community benefits in fiscal year 2018.Dress Code: Business Casual **This client has a rebate of 2% of all billings related to this assignment; passthrough expenses are not subject to any rebates. Please see section 14.6.1 of SSP Master Agreement for details.**