About the role
We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives.
It’s
extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients “Ask for Mary,” they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and
innovatively serve them . This is true of every employee,
from support staff and leadership,
to clinicians and care providers.
Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of
care
Mission Statement
Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.
Employment Value Proposition
At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:
Focus on Patient Care
- .
- A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
- Clinical Variety and Challenge.
- An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
Family Culture
.
We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
Trust in Each Other
.
Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
A Proud Tradition
. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride
.
Age Specific Responsibility
Must be able to
- demonstrate
- the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care
- appropriate to
the age of the patients served in assigned department. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span 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 relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures.
Summary
- Assumes full responsibility for evaluating patients' need for occupational therapy .
- Plans and executes individual treatment programs
- in accordance with
the state of Michigan licensure and OT scope of practice
.
Keeps treatment skills updated through continuing education,
evidence-based
research, and program development. Perform job responsibilities
in accordance with
the program’s strategic
objectives
and goals to carry out organizational strategic
objectives .
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Each job responsibility is related to the MFB Pillars of Excellence. The responsibility is
- identified
- to a pillar by the following letters: Q (Quality), S (Service), P (People), G (Growth ),
- F (Financial).
Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation
.
Provides patient care.
(Q)
Evaluates patient condition.
Establishes treatment goals in collaboration with
patient
and family as
appropriate , and in collaboration with the treatment team. Treatment goals should be interdisciplinary and patient-centered whenever possible. Establishes
written
treatment
plan, and
administers treatment for each patient according to the stated goals
.
Delegates responsibilities to occupational therapy assistants as
appropriate .
Re-evaluates
patient's
status and effects of treatment .
Revises treatment plan as necessary
Reviews
- revised goals with patient and family as
- appropriate .
- Evaluates
- patient's
- need for medical equipment and orders the
- appropriate equipment
- as necessary .
- Evaluates equipment upon delivery and instructs
- patient ,
- patient's
- family , and health care workers on its use.
- Participates in planning for patient discharge by considering and communicating with patient, family, community support/services, and environmental limitations.
- Demonstrates competence in relevant software and hardware
- required
- to meet job responsibilities.
- (Q)
- Documents patient's status and progress through
- initial
- evaluation, progress notes, and discharge summary according to
- established
- internal/external time standards and adherence to reimbursement guidelines.
- (Q)
- Communicates with others to integrate occupational therapy treatment with all aspects of patient care.
- ( Q,S )
- Participates in conferences/discussions as needed and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members to integrate
- occupational
- therapy treatment plan.
- Instructs the patient and the family in occupational therapy procedures as part
- of providing
- patient and family
- education
- including written
- instructions
- as necessary.
- Attends various meetings and in-services as designated.
- ( Q,P )
- Follows all hospital policy and procedures including but not limited to patient confidentiality and infection control.
- (Q)
- Meets or exceeds program productivity expectations.
- (F)
- Provides discipline specific coverage (following cross training) within the Mary Free Bed system as
- requested. ( F,S )
- Adheres to the Mary Free Bed Standards of Behavior when working with patients,
- coworkers
- and members of the community.
- ( Q,S ,P)
- Supports program operations as assigned.
- (Q, S, P, G, F)
- May perform the following items to meet
- program
- or hospital needs .
- (Q, S, P, G, F)
- Participates in orientation and training of
- new staff .
- ( Q,P )
- Serves as
- clinical
instructor for occupational therapy students
.
Supervises, teaches, and evaluates
- skills
- of students. Communicates with participating universities
- regarding
- skill levels of students.
- (S)
Participates in program development and/or research activities
.
Meet or exceed clinical outcome collection standards
established
by department leadership.
Meet or exceed clinical outcome performance/improvement goals
established
by department leadership in designated programs
.
We’ll
embrace all people by:
- Treating everyone with dignity and respect.
- Opening more doors to opportunity for others to succeed.
- Growing talent and people.
- Ensuring a welcoming experience for all we serve, regardless of origin, race, religion, disability, sexual
- orientation
- or socioeconomic status.
Taking action
- against discrimination .
- Honoring our differences and how we collaborate.
- Educating staff,
- patients
- and the communities we care for.
Restoring hope and
freedom,
together.
Customer Service Responsibilities
- Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of
- behaviors
- as well as encourages, coaches, and
- monitors
- the same
- in
- team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.
Responsibilities in Quality Improvement
Contribute by
- identifying
- problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible;
- participates
- in departmental efforts to
- monitor
- and report customer service.
Essential Job Qualifications
Graduate of an American Occupational Therapy Association
- accredited
- Occupational Therapy program.
- Certification by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
Licensure is
required
in every US State and
Territory
- the Therapist is practicing. Licensure requirements should be met according to
- individual State
- laws.
Possesses and maintains
BLS
certification to meet department/program protocol.
Physical Requ