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Occupational Therapist
Full time 80 hours per pay period Day shift
Covenant Health is the regions top performing healthcare network. Each of our more than 10000 employees physicians and volunteers are unified by one covenant: to put our patients first every day to strive for excellence in everything we do and to make Covenant Health the first and best choice in our region.
Cumberland Medical Center is a 189bed hospital in Crossville Tennessee with more than 650 employees and 175 active physicians. It offers a full range of specialty services including cardiology gastroenterology surgery orthopedics maternity services cancer care and advanced wound care.
- Emergency Department: 24 emergency beds
- Critical Care Unit (ICU): 12 ICU beds
- Labor & Delivery: 12 LDRP suites
- Med/Surg: 37 beds
- Surgery: 9 operating room surgery suites
- Telemetry: 37 beds
Fully accredited by the Joint Commission Cumberland Medical Center is an acute care hospital offering all private patient rooms as well as specialized services not usually found in the rural medical system.
For seriously ill patients advanced medical and surgical care is provided at CMC including telemetry monitored beds and an intensive care unit. Additionally Cumberland Medical Center offers an outpatient imaging center same day surgery unit cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs a sleep disorder center breast center cancer center and hyperbaric medicine and wound center.
Cumberland Medical Center offers a unique familyoriented healthcare setting in a rural environment. We strive to deliver exceptional care to our patients their loved ones and each other. We look forward to welcoming teamfocused people to grow their careers with us! Chief Nursing Officer Cumberland Medical Center
Position Summary:
Under general supervision plans evaluates and implements treatment programs for occupational therapy patients. Modifies treatment plans in accordance with patient progress.
Responsibilities
- Clinical practice including evaluation and treatment of patients
- Performs patient evaluations (initial progress and discharge evaluations) establishes treatment plans makes recommendations and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.
- Meets established targets for passive/active treatment ratios
- Involves patient and family in treatment education and goal setting. Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patients progress needs and discharge planning.
- Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for agespecific needs of the population served.
- Serves as a resource person for support staff and other health system staff.
- Assists with training orientation and supervision of support staff.
- Assumes responsibility for the educational development of assigned students.
- Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional departmental organizational and payer guidelines and timeframes. Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.
- Meets established target for
- Quality/outcome measures
- Service/patient satisfaction measures
- Financial/productivity measures
- Growth/patientsperday measures
- Demonstrates leadership including but not limited to:
- Supervision of support staff
- Participates in professional organization/meetings (TOTA AOTA)
- Volunteers for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon golf tournament sports physicals employee education etc.
- Complete partnering activities per established targets per month.
- Physician office visits
- Community lectures/volunteer
- Case Manager visits/marketing
- Provide inservices
- Follows policies procedures and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; however must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
One 1 year experience preferred. Professional organization membership preferred. Good communication skills required
Licensure Requirement:
Current Tennessee Occupational Therapy License. Current CPR required.
Limited Permit Allowance:
May work under a limited permit for up to 90 days after hire. Must practice under supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist if using a Limited Permit. Employment will be terminated if license is not achieved with 90 days.
Employment Type
Full-Time
