Occupational Therapist Per Diem - Inpatient Occupational Therapy - First Hill
This is a Per Diem position with variable hours and variable shifts. There is no guarantee of hours worked. This position is NOT eligible for benefits.
Salary Scale: Scale starts at $30.12. Placement within the scale is dependent upon years of work experience. The salary scale is reviewed on an annual basis for market comparison and may change with the market.
The occupational therapist delivers and supervises others in the delivery of services, upon referral, by performing evaluations and developing individual treatment plans to maximize functional outcomes, actively participates in discharge planning, implements the treatment program and reassesses treatment results. Services are delivered within the framework of a team approach, including appropriate disciplines, significant others and the patient. These services are delivered in compliance with ethical standards, policies and procedures, national and professional standards, state practice acts, and current accepted state of the art practice.
Swedish Medical Center has a non-discrimination policy and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Application and Selection Process:
When your online application is submitted successfully, you will receive an auto-confirmation message to the e-mail address you have provided in your application. Our selection process is competitive and you will be contacted if your qualifications and our requirements are a match.
Qualifications:
A graduate of an accredited program of occupational therapy.
Valid Washington state occupational therapy license or limited permit. CPR required.
Must demonstrate knowledge of growth and development and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements reflective of his/her specific needs and provide the care needed by utilizing current accepted principles, practices and theoretical models of the occupational therapy profession. Ability to deal with difficult situations as they occur. Ability to cope with continual interruptions and display a large degree of tact when dealing with physicians, patients, employees, visitors and the community. Ability to make decisions and have the willingness to work with the realization that errors may be of serious consequence. Ability to follow directions, retain learned information, cooperate and function as a part of the team. Must have strong organizational skills, ability to accept change as beneficial to the organization, department and patients.
Must be able to operate all equipment in the occupational therapy department; apply indications and contraindications according to patient diagnosis and standard operating procedures. Must have working knowledge of office equipment utilized in the Rehabilitation Department.
Swedish offers a wide range of benefit programs, designed to meet the varying needs of our employees at all stages in their lives. From our customized relocation program, to a choice of several competitive health plans, to our generous 401(k) program, our employees enjoy flexibility and options that represent some of the best employee benefit programs available.
For nearly a century, Swedish Medical Center has been the premier health-care provider in the Pacific Northwest. Swedish Medical Center is a 1,245-bed medical center comprised of three hospital campuses in Seattle - First Hill, Cherry Hill and Ballard - and an emergency room and specialty center in Issaquah. In addition, we operate a thriving Home Health/Visiting Nurse program, and have specialty clinics throughout the Puget Sound area. Swedish boasts more than 7,000 employees and a medical staff of more than 2,000 private-practice physicians, representing virtually every medical, surgical and diagnostic specialty and subspecialty. And, Swedish is growing! There's never been a better time to join Swedish Medical Center in Seattle.