Jefferson Health Plans·Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for the evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning of patients to maximize physical and cognitive function. They collaborate with healthcare professionals to coordinate care across acute, skilled, and outpatient settings.
Job Details The Occupational Therapist is responsible for the evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning of all patients referred for their given services. The therapist
is an integral healthcare provider accountable to assist the patient to their highest level of physical, cognitive, linguistic and swallowing function. The Therapist will uphold the mission, vision, and values of Jefferson Health.
Works in conjunction with other health care professionals to coordinate treatment plans and care.
· Provide therapy evaluations, treatment planning, treatment interventions and discharge planning for a full patient caseload in acute care, skilled facility, acute rehab, outpatient settings as appropriate.
· Plans, organizes and delivers treatment programs that help clients/patients recover and rehabilitate.
· Utilizes tools and techniques to administer safe therapeutic interventions and trainings, for patient and families.
· Records and documents clients/patients' health progress information for evaluation, all therapeutic interventions including daily treatments, progress notes, evaluations and discharge summaries.
· Performs other duties as assigned. Replacement for Margaret Haley, who accepted a full time position with another organization that includes a weekend shift.
Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral Degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program. BLS, CPR via AHA. Work Shift Workday Day (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity Albert Einstein Medical Center Primary Location Address 60 Township Line Road, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance. For more benefits information, please click here
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program. BLS and CPR certifications via the American Heart Association are required.
Market context
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