Are you ready to play a crucial role in healthcare at one of the world's leading medical institutions? Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is now seeking an Occupational Therapist for their Inpatient Psychiatry department.

Why Choose Johns Hopkins Intrastaff? At Johns Hopkins Intrastaff, you're not just an employee — you're an integral part of a renowned healthcare system. Unlike traditional staffing agencies, we offer you the unique advantage of being both a temporary employee and a valued member of our prestigious organization.

What We Offer:

• Impactful Work: Contribute to the vital process of ensuring surgical instruments and equipment are sterile and ready for use in critical procedures.
• World-Class Environment: Work alongside some of the best healthcare professionals, including top nurses, physicians, and allied health experts.
• Cutting-Edge Innovation: Gain exposure to state-of-the-art technology and participate in groundbreaking medical research that shapes the future of healthcare.
• Benefit: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Access to Johns Hopkins Credit Union and more...... 

Position Summary: Provides medically prescribed occupational therapy services to inpatients and/or outpatients to restore function, and assist the patient in reaching his/her maximum capabilities to assume a place in society while learning to live within the limits of their disability.

Location:

• Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in  Columbia, MD.

Schedule:

• Day Shift 8am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday 

Pay Range: $50 - $55

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• Provides evaluation, program planning and treatment of patients referred to Occupational Therapy in an efficient and effective manner. 
• Requires analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analysis, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems or design relatively complex systems and programs that cross department/divisional lines.
• Work requires the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and provide empathy in difficult interpersonal situations.
• Documents the initial occupational therapy assessment, goals, plan of care, observations, progress toward goals and discharge summary in the patient’s medical record.
• Plans and conducts individual and group occupational therapy sessions based on departmental protocols. Physicians’ prescriptions and the occupational therapy assessment; which are designed to assist the patient to overcome or minimize physical or mental illnesses and to allow each person to perform at his maximum level of independence. These may include and are not limited to: physical exercises, coordination activities, heat, ADL training, splint, fabrication, join protection and energy conservation, stress management, relaxation techniques, task groups, cooking and basic life skills and community outings. Requires the ability to supervise several tasks simultaneously and the stress associated with working in a psychiatric and/or acute care rehabilitation environment.
• Plans, coordinates and collaborates with other disciplines for treatment and discharge needs of individual patients referred to Occupational Therapy. Attends and verbally participates in scheduled interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Instructs and demonstrates to patients and family members, exercises and treatments to be performed at home. Provides written handouts when appropriate, as well as, physically demonstration of exercises and treatments.
• Completes requisitions or notifies appropriate person to obtain necessary supplies and equipment for the department and ensures that they are available within the Occupational Therapy Department. Ensures that all departmental equipment is in proper working order.
• Participates in the development and implementation of annual goals, quality assurance plan and budget for the Occupational Therapy department.
• Reviews Occupational Therapy and pertinent hospital policies and procedures on an annual basis.

• Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Occupational Therapy in required
• Minimum of one-year clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist is required
• Must have passed or be eligible to take the American Occupational Therapy Certification Examination
• Current Maryland state license is required
• CPR Certification is required

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.