Occupational Therapist - Acute Care
Urbana, Illinois
Carle Foundation Hospital

Job Opportunity: Occupational Therapist - Acute Therapy

Location: Urbana, Illinois
Employment Type: Clinical Allied Health
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Perform patient transfers with assistance as needed from bed, chair, and floor, demonstrating safe and appropriate body mechanics to reduce injury risk.
• Design and adjust plans of care integrating goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plans based on patient response and evidence.
• Educate patients, families, caregivers, students, and healthcare providers using effective teaching methods.
• Evaluate clinical findings to determine physical therapy diagnoses and outcomes of care.
• Perform examinations using reliable and valid methods relevant to the chief complaint, screening results, and history.
• Screen patients to determine the effectiveness and need for therapy services.
• Use and supervise support personnel according to legal and ethical guidelines, providing regular feedback.
• Document evaluations, plans of care, goals, treatment modifications, and patient responses according to department policy.
• Complete annual education as required for compliance with relevant programs (if applicable).
• Implement intervention plans using functional activities considering patient/family functional and emotional needs.
• Modify approaches based on patient behavior and performance.
• Utilize standardized outcome measures uniformly to reflect functional performance accurately.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and significant others throughout rehabilitation, providing education and family training.
• Supervise Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTA) and rehabilitation technicians in accordance with regulatory agencies.
• Communicate patient performance, status changes, activity/transfer recommendations, discharge disposition, and equipment needs clearly with the medical team.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Illinois
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy
• Minimum of 1 year of Occupational Therapist experience, including experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Experience

• No specific years of experience required or preferred are listed.
• No prior travel experience required.

This position is suitable for Occupational Therapists interested in acute care therapy with a focus on patient-centered rehabilitation and interdisciplinary collaboration.