Certified Occupational Therapist

NWH is recruiting for an occupational therapist, per diem, in the acute care/inpatient setting. This will include covering a minimum of 2 weekend shifts per month, and the ability to cover weekday shifts with variable start/end times:

• This includes availability to work shifts starting at 5:30 am into the early afternoon and later morning starts into the evening with an end time of 8:00 pm.
• The total number of shifts available per week will be variable.

1 or more years of experience in Acute Care, Acute Rehab, or Home Care is preferred; new graduates with student clinical rotations in any of these settings will also be considered. NWH Inpatient Rehab offers a formal orientation and onboarding program that will be tailored to the needs of the applicant based on their work experience.

In this role, the OT will:

• Perform examinations, development treatment plans and establishes treatment goals with patient input
• Perform and apply interventions for follow-up visit
• Carry a caseload that they independently manage
• Provide care to adult med/surg patients, with majority in general and complex medical, post-op orthopedics, post-op general and vascular surgery, and other areas as needed (such as ICU, Emergency Department)

Candidates should have primary attributes that include:

• Strong willingness to collaborate closely with their fellow occupational therapists, physical therapists, and other members of the clinical and non-clinical care team
• Being flexible and willing to adapt to evolving requests/priorities during the workday
• Strong customer service skills
• Commitment to understand and fulfill the mission and goals of Inpatient Rehab Services and NWH as a whole

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:

At a minimum, meets licensure requirements in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Occupational Therapy.

EXPERIENCE:

1 Year or more of clinical experience in the acute care, inpatient rehab, or home care settings. New graduates considered for employment.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND/OR REGISTRATIONS:

Licensed, by the Division of Professional Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (The Board of Allied Health is required for Physical and Occupational Therapists; the Board of Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists for Speech Therapists). CPR training is required annually