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Position Summary: This position is responsible for evaluating, planning, and implementing occupational therapy services for in-patients referred for Occupational Therapy by a physician. Care is performed according to the Occupational Therapy Practice Act, organization and department policies and procedures. This is a professional-level position operating independently, under limited supervision. Work situations are varied and require initiative, analysis, interpretation of information from a variety of sources, a service-oriented individual, and the use of discretion and good judgment in decision-making. Internal contacts are primarily with coworkers in therapy departments, nursing, and Case Managers. External contacts include patients, families, and physicians outside health care facilities, and other community agencies working with the patient and patients family.
Minimum Requirements: Successful completion of state board Occupational Therapist examination One year previous experience in occupational therapy preferred
Education/Licenses/Certifications: Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the State of Washington New Graduates - Permitted to practice with Interim Permit in the State of Washington - Limited Permit is valid until results of the new examination are made public. - One extension of the permit is granted if the Occupational Therapist has failed examination
Position Type: Full-Time Regular Full Time Employee: YesPrimary Shift: Day Work Schedule: Day
MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho.
MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization.
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