Travel Outpatient Occupational Therapist
West Branch, Michigan
West Branch Regional Medical Center

Occupational Therapist (OT) - Outpatient (Days)

Location: West Branch, Michigan Employment Type: Permanent Shift: Days Areas Treated: Acute (primary) and outpatient

Role Overview

• Delegates responsibility to Occupational Therapist Assistants and aides.
• Uses assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in line with occupational therapy standards, physician orders, and policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate function through formal and informal testing of skeletal, neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, developmental, social, and cognitive status.
• Develop goal-specific treatment plans, schedule treatment, and update the plan of care as patient status changes.
• Co-sign verbal orders received by occupational therapist assistants.
• Recommend adaptive and supportive equipment and assist in securing it for patients.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on conditions, prognosis, treatment rationale, and home programs.
• Supervise occupational therapist assistants, home health aides, and students.
• Complete daily documentation, including documentation for billing.
• Function as case manager for assigned cases.
• Participate in team conferences and interdisciplinary meetings.
• Promote education, process improvement, and program development.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Michigan
• NBCOT certification (NB Certification in Occupational Therapy)
• OTR (Occupational Therapist) credential
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support), within 1 month of hire or transfer (highly preferred)
• More than 1 year of experience (highly preferred; new graduates will be considered)
• Annual OSHA training, completed according to the Exposure Control Plan (preferred)
• AOTA membership (preferred)

Skills and Abilities

• Strong oral and written English communication skills for individual and group interaction at all levels
• Independent work with problem-solving, organization, time management, and initiative
• Teach treatment routines to professional and non-professional individuals
• Competency in Microsoft Windows
• Successful completion of orientation and new hire competency
• Ability to perform essential functions with reasonable accommodation

Physical and Working Conditions

• Exposure to stressful situations, including trauma, grief, death, and public contact
• Some exposure to blood-borne pathogens and other infectious material; ability to work where communicable diseases may be present
• Ability to use personal protective equipment correctly, including items that may contain latex or an appropriate substitute
• Frequent sitting, standing, and walking for long periods; may require frequent postural changes such as stooping, kneeling, or crouching
• Overall vision and hearing required, with or without assistive devices
• Dexterity for handling, reaching, grasping, and fingering, often repeated regularly to frequently
• Physical demand level: Medium (occasional lifting of 21-50 lbs., frequent lifting of 20 lbs., constant lifting of 10 lbs.)
• Regular and predictable attendance

Recruiter Notes

• Candidates who applied directly to this position are not eligible to be onboarded through an agency.