Occupational Therapist

Position Summary

UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND WITH CLINICAL GUIDANCE FROM

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STAFF, THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST I IS AN ENTRY-LEVEL ROLE

Responsible for Providing Diagnostic and Therapeutic Occupational Therapy

SERVICES TO A FULL CASELOAD OF PATIENTS. THIS POSITION PARTICIPATES IN

Departmental Programs, Education, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration.

THE TOTAL REHAB CARE CASELOAD SPANS NEWBORN THROUGH GERIATRIC POPULATIONS, WHILE

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVES ADULTS AGE 18+. IN ACCORDANCE WITH LICENSURE, THE

Occupational Therapist I Supervises Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants

(COTAS), REHABILITATION AIDES, AND MAY SUPERVISE STUDENTS WHEN EXPERIENCE AND

Clinical Competency Meet Departmental and National Guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT ASSESSMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LICENSURE AND

Departmental Standards

• DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND ADAPT INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPY INTERVENTIONS AND

Patient/Family Education Plans

• MAINTAIN ACCURATE, TIMELY CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION PER REGULATORY AND

Departmental Requirements

• APPLY CRITICAL THINKING TO PATIENT CARE, INTEGRATING PHYSIOLOGICAL,

PSYCHOLOGICAL, AGE-SPECIFIC, SOCIO-ECONOMIC, AND EDUCATIONAL FACTORS

• PROVIDE DISCHARGE PLANNING RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING TRANSITIONS OF CARE AND

Community Resource Utilization

• SUPERVISE AND MENTOR ASSISTANTS, AIDES, STUDENTS, OBSERVERS, AND VOLUNTEERS

As Applicable

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• GRADUATE OF AN ACCREDITED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM

• BACHELOR’S OR MASTER’S DEGREE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Experience

• ONE (1) YEAR OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE PREFERRED (NEW GRADUATES ENCOURAGED TO

APPLY)

Licensure & Certification

• CURRENT MARYLAND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSE OR TEMPORARY MARYLAND LICENSE

Pending State Board Examination or Reciprocity

• CURRENT BLS CERTIFICATION REQUIRED (BLS NOT REQUIRED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

POSITIONS)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• KNOWLEDGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS

• STRONG ASSESSMENT, CLINICAL REASONING, AND TREATMENT-PLANNING SKILLS

• ABILITY TO EVALUATE PATIENT PROGRESS AND MODIFY TREATMENT PLANS AS NEEDED

• EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY

TEAMS

Physical & Working Conditions

• ABILITY TO PERFORM PATIENT HANDLING AND THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING

LIFTING, CARRYING, PUSHING, AND PULLING AS REQUIRED

• REQUIRES FINE MOTOR SKILLS, HAND-EYE COORDINATION, AND SUSTAINED ATTENTION TO

Detail

• MAY INVOLVE EXPOSURE TO BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE-RELATED

Environmental Conditions

Why Join Us?

• SUPPORTIVE CLINICAL LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATIVE TEAM ENVIRONMENT

• OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATIONS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

• PROFESSIONAL GROWTH THROUGH MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY

PRACTICE

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AT MERITUS, WE BELIEVE IN A COLLABORATIVE AND CARING WORK ENVIRONMENT.

INTERACTIONS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, LISTEN AND TO BE THERE FOR ONE

Another. Therefore, We Provide WARM Welcomes, Hospitality-Driven Closures, And

ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP.