Inpatient mental Health Occupational Therapist
Full Time
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Posted
Job description
Department: 31004044 Mental Health Management Program
Shift: Day/Evening (United States of America)
Hours: 40
Contract: Non-Union
Weekend Rotation: Every 4th
Job Profile Summary: Provides care that is appropriate, efficient, and effective in meeting the customer's requirements for occupational therapy in a hospital, outpatient clinic, home health, mental health, skilled nursing facility or community based settings.
Job Description:
Principle Responsibilities
Job Requirements
Physical Demands
Medium Work*:
Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently
Additional Job Description:
Shift: Day/Evening (United States of America)
Hours: 40
Contract: Non-Union
Weekend Rotation: Every 4th
Job Profile Summary: Provides care that is appropriate, efficient, and effective in meeting the customer's requirements for occupational therapy in a hospital, outpatient clinic, home health, mental health, skilled nursing facility or community based settings.
Job Description:
Principle Responsibilities
- Provides therapy to patients.
- Generates a therapy diagnosis by gathering patient data and assessing the patient.
- Designs, implements and modifies therapeutic interventions.
- Educates patient and family in establishing goals of treatment.
- Sets improvement levels and determines the amount of time needed to reach that level.
- Uses re-examination to determine whether predicted outcomes are reasonable modifies as necessary.
- Accommodates selection of tests and measures and therapeutic interventions to the age of the patient/client.
- Reports and records service charges.
- Provides safe patient equipment, ensures personal safety and safe work environment.
- Selects and delegates appropriate tasks of the plan of care.
- Supervises therapeutic programs and activities carried out by aides.
- Coordinates care with inter-disciplinary referrals or referrals to other practitioners.
- Participates in performance improvement and process improvement activities for the department.
- Supports and promotes new services as requested.
- Provides ongoing input to enhance the services provided by the department.
- Develops and promotes new and current programs as requested.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program required
- 0 to 2 years occupational therapist experience required
- Licensed Occupational Therapist - MN Department of Health required if service area is in Minnesota upon hire or
- Licensed Occupational Therapist - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required if service area is in Wisconsin upon hire or
- Certified Occupational Therapist - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy required upon hire or
- BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required within 60 Days
- Valid Driver’s License required upon hire - MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver’s license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment if providing services for Home Care and Hospice
Physical Demands
Medium Work*:
Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently
Additional Job Description:
- Lead groups with an activity focus (ex. Recreation, Health/Wellness Promotion, Symptom Management Skills, etc).
- Responsible for planning, implementing, documenting group and activity based therapy for patients with acute, chronic and persistent mental illness and chemical dependency.
- Ability to adapt and grade activities based on cognitive, behavioral, emotional needs of the patients
- Ability to adapt and change therapy plan based on patient needs
- Previous experience leading groups with patients with neurodevelopment disorders, ADHD, trauma history, autism, depression, and anxiety.
- Work closely with patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to develop comprehensive and individualized plan of care
- Prior history working with acute, chronic and persistent mental illness in adults preferred.
- Training or experience in trauma informed care practices and motivational interviewing is preferred
- Demonstrated skills in the areas of organization, communication, interpersonal relations, leadership, decision making and problem solving
blackflymedia.com is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, blackflymedia.com provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, blackflymedia.com is the ideal place to find your next job.