Facility: 1800 Parkway Center

Join Our WEST Float Team at WellStar!

Are you ready to make a difference? Join the WellStar Enterprise Support Team (WEST) in our Float Pool! This exciting opportunity allows you to work across various facilities based on staffing needs, utilizing your unique skills to provide exceptional patient care wherever you’re needed most.

Why Join Us? As a member of the WEST Float Team, you'll:

·Impact Lives: Play a vital role in delivering high-quality care across the WellStar network.

·Diverse Experience: Float to different units, expanding your clinical expertise and gaining valuable experience.

·Supportive Environment: Work collaboratively with a dynamic team committed to excellence.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Treatment Planning and Patient Care

• Implements occupational therapy treatment plans.
• Selects appropriate treatment activities to help patients achieve their goals.
• Revises goals and treatment plans with patient and family input.
• Provides ongoing education and training to patients and families.
• Offers discharge instructions, follow-up guidance, and referrals to community resources as needed.
• Serves as a resource for staff, families, and physicians regarding rehabilitation services and equipment.

Patient Assessment

• Works with physicians to establish and continuously evaluate treatment programs, care plans, goals, and discharge plans.
• Develops a plan of care in collaboration with the patient and/or family.
• Creates a realistic discharge plan aligned with patient and family goals.

Documentation

• Documents evaluations and care plans in accordance with departmental guidelines.
• Records each treatment session following departmental protocols.
• Completes and submits required documentation, including patient education and discharge summaries, per facility and program guidelines.

General Requirements

• Adheres to ethical business practices, demonstrating integrity, honesty, and professionalism.
• Embraces diversity and fosters teamwork through collaboration and mutual respect.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Adheres to attendance and punctuality policies.
• Follows the departmental dress code, including proper ID badge display.
• Communicates effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all team members.
• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings, required training, process improvement activities, and other assigned meetings.
• Manages workload efficiently to complete responsibilities in a timely manner.
• Utilizes materials and equipment safely and cost-effectively.
• Observes infection prevention protocols.

Customer Service

• Strives to lead the industry through innovation, technology, and exceptional service.
• Seeks to positively impact the lives of patients and employees.
• Consistently applies AIDET principles in all patient interactions.
• Promotes a positive and respectful work environment, fostering teamwork and collaboration.
• Demonstrates knowledge of service recovery principles and applies them appropriately.

Professional Development

• Engages in professional development and mandatory education activities.
• Completes core and annual competency requirements on time.
• Maintains all educational and licensure requirements.
• Assists with orientation and training of new employees.
• Meets all mandatory hospital and system-wide requirements.

Other Duties

• Performs additional duties as assigned.
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy or Associate’s degree in Occupational Therapy (required).

Licenses & Certifications:

(All certifications must be obtained upon hire unless otherwise specified.)

• Occupational Therapist License (required).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from AHA (required).

Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years as an Occupational Therapist (required).

Skills:

• Effective communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Basic computer proficiency.