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Occupational Therapist NE

Canton, OH, US


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req#: 283380
Location: Canton, OH

Facilities: Mercy Hospital,

Professional Area: Allied Health

Department: 1766 Occupational Therapy-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

Job Code: D2747E

Schedule: PRN

Shift: Days

Occupational Therapist 

 

Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Mercy Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.    

 

Occupational Therapists provide many wide-ranging services to a variety of people who have been referred by a physician due to a problem with their ability to perform normal activities of daily living (ADLs). This may be due to physical injury, emotional or developmental problems, stroke, elective surgery, disease processes, aging, or birth defects, just to name a few. The goal of OT is to maximize the ability of everyone to perform self-care, work, and leisure activities to the best of their physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities. Ultimately, the goal is also to help people re-learn skills needed to live independent, productive, and satisfying lives. 

 

A caregiver in this position works varying shift weekend days from 8:00am – 4:30pm, looking for a caregiver that has acute care and rehab experience, is competent in cognitive assessment and is a great communicator!

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

  • Evaluate and treat patients with physical, emotional, cognitive and/or psychosocial deficits which impact their abilities to successfully perform independent living skills. 

  • Assess patient's ability to safely and effectively perform independent living skills. 

  • Design the appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment.  

  • Implement the treatment plan using appropriate modalities. 

  • Document subjective and objective findings of patient progress. 

  • Monitor and modify the plan of care as needed.  

  • Seek consultation as necessary. 

  • Educate the patient and family/caregiver about patient deficits. 

  • Plan and/or assist with patient discharge from therapy services and treatment setting. 

  • Provide information regarding appropriate selection/use of adaptive equipment and support programs. 

  • Oversee the care provided by certified occupational therapy assistants and therapy technicians according to established licensing laws, state regulations and OT practice standards. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • Bachelor’s degree.  

  • Graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association.  

  • Current Ohio licensure as an Occupational Therapist (OT).  

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.  

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

  • Experience in a clinical area.  

  • OT experience.  

 

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/  

 

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling.

  • Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by 1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor.

  • Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.

  • Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.

  • Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors.

  • Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families.

  • Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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