Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Saint Luke's North is seeking an OT that will provide Acute Care at both the Barry Road campus and Inpatient Rehab at the Smithville campus. The staff Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluates and regularly assesses the ongoing effects of the occupational therapy intervention for clients after accident, injury, disease, or condition across the lifespan. The OT addresses physical, emotional, and environmental needs. The OT advises on adaptive equipment and techniques to help clients resume or develop skills needed for day-to-day life and work. The goal of OT is to improve or maintain the client’s ability to perform activities of daily living and reach goals to return to highest level of functional independence. Full-time days: 7:00- 3:30 M-F, will participate in a weekend and holiday rotation Participation in a Weekend, Holiday, and Hard to staff day rotation is also required for this position. Evaluates clients after impairment, injury, or disease. Creates an individualized treatment plan and selects appropriate interventions based on evidence-based practice and selects appropriate interventions based upon evaluation and assessment of client. Re-evaluates and provides periodic reassessment of client progress and contributes to discharge planning. Supervises treatment provided by students and occupational therapy assistants. Participates and makes recommendations for client care interventions to the interdisciplinary health care team. Delegates and instructs supportive personnel in services to be provided. Performs all other duties as requested by the manager. Provides timely documentation per department and/or entity policy and as required by insurance provider to meet licensing, certification, regulatory, reimbursement requirements, and physician treatment plan. Uses professional judgment to ensure safety to self, clients, and others at all times. Completes at minimum a department level project. Serves as a clinical resource for department. Participates in quality initiatives. At the critical access hospitals, responsibilities include directing the Swing Bed activities program for swing bed patients. Job Requirements Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Occupational Therapist - Various Bachelor's Degree Job Details Full Time Day (United States of America) The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter. Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer. Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more. Find out more about what Saint Luke’s offers: Are you interested in staying up to date on openings at Saint Luke’s Health System? Simply sign up for job alerts at When we have opportunities that meet your interests, you will receive an email with the job details. Saint Luke’s Health System values our employees and we encourage them to apply to any internal openings. If you are a current Saint Luke's Health System employee, please apply through your Workday account by typing "Find Jobs" in the top left corner search bar. You can also follow the link below to the current internal career site to apply.