Occupational Therapist

At Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized behavioral health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in the making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.

In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Stewardship

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible to Rehabilitative Services for implementing Occupational Therapy programs and contributing to general departmental function. Responsible to the customer for courteous, accurate, timely service.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelors degree in Occupational Therapy from a college or university program approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association required.

Current Ohio license as an Occupational Therapist the Ohio OT, PT, AT Board required. Previous experience as an Occupational preferred.

Certification in Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross required or obtain within three months of employment.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND MAJOR DUTIES

1. Provides effective, quality OT treatments to all assigned patients.
2. Communicates patients needs, progress and concerns through written documentation and verbal communication to interdisciplinary team members.
3. Provides effective supervision to COTAs to ensure quality of patient treatment.
4. Document results of patient assessment/treatment according to Medical Records departmental policies and procedures.
5. Supervises Occupational Therapy Aides as they assist with patient activities.
6. Assists in scheduling and selected activities in the Occupational Therapy Department.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.

The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work assignments that may be inherent in the job.

Important COVID message

Please note, Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital is taking additional, necessary preparations to ensure patients can receive compassionate care in a safe, carefully managed environment - with confidence and without fear. Our Safe and Ready program consists of a rigorous [five-point] standard ensuring patient safety, confidence and convenience: Expanded hours will allow previously canceled procedures to be scheduled as quickly as possible. Any COVID-19 related care takes place in designated areas away from other patients and their families. Emergency Departments are reorganized to be a safe place to treat all emergency patients. A stringent cleaning policy has been implemented throughout the hospital. A strictly controlled visitor and masking policy is required for patient safety. You can rest assured that we have made the necessary preparations to provide care in a safe, controlled and professional way.

Steward Health Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Steward Health Care does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.