Description

Offer specialized treatment.
Experience special career rewards.

Provide the personal, specialized treatment that long-term, acute-care patients need to make exceptional progress. Use all of your skills, and gain new ones, with RML Specialty Hospital. We are a leader in best practices for ventilator-weaning, wound care, and medically complex patients.We offer 24-hour, on-site physician coverage and a multidisciplinary team approach that has made us Chicagoland's long-term, acute-care hospital of choice.

Many of our multi-disciplinary team members have made their careers at RML and have worked together closely for years. We believe our cohesive, mutually supportive team and our commitment to healing promote a culture of care that is unlike any other long-term acute care hospital.

We strive to exemplify the RML Values of Integrity, Service, Respect, Stewardship, Teamwork and Accountability in our daily interactions with our patients, their families, and each other.

Your Opportunity

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Staff and Registry Positions Available
Registry rates have recently been increased!
Chicago or Hinsdale Facility

Reporting to the director of rehabilitation services, you will evaluate the occupational therapy needs of assigned patients, establish goals, and plan/perform treatment to assist the patient in meeting occupational therapy goals.

Responsibilities
• In order to ensure the best possible outcome for each patient, you will:
• Provide occupational therapy treatment to an adult and elderly population that includes but is not limited to activities of daily living (ADL); maximizing physical and cognitive endurance; increasing range of motion, strength, and coordination; providing for proper body positioning; maximizing self-care independence (feeding, hygiene, bathing, dressing) and visual perceptual abilities; providing perceptual and cognitive strategies; increasing cognitive skills with an emphasis on orientation, judgment, and safety awareness; and maximizing transfers, functional ability, and mobility, and home-management activities.
• Work with family and treatment team to plan an age-specific program to meet each patient's individual treatment goals and promote the highest level of function and independence possible.
• Document patient evaluation and progress in the computerized medical record.
• Participate in or prepare reports for Medically Complex interdisciplinary team meetings, staffings, and rounds.
• Provide family education and recommend further therapy.
• Assist the patient in recognizing/adjusting to the limitations of the disability.

Requirements
To qualify for this position, you must possess the following:

Skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, family, and team members.
• Organizational skills to plan and implement age-appropriate occupational therapy programs and treatment plans for a diverse patient population.
• Physical ability to transfer and position patients, move equipment, and fabricate splints and orthotics.

Knowledge/Experience/Licensure
• Bachelor's or entry-level master's degree in occupational therapy from a college or university accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) required.
• Experience or student clinical affiliation in acute-care and/or inpatient rehabilitation essential.
• Current Illinois Occupational Therapy License and current CPR certification required.
• Current certification by the National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) preferred.

Rewards
RML Specialty Hospital offers the competitive salary and benefits you would expect of an industry leader, including medical, dental, vision, life AD&D, disability, flexible spending accounts, 401 (k) with a 4percent match that is immediately vested, and more.

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