Title:  Occupational Therapist
Location:  Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Contract: 13 weeks
Schedule: Mon-Fri (8a-4p)
Requirements: 2+ years of proven experience as an Occupational Therapist | experience treating lymphedema

Required Education:
-Master’s degree from an accredited.
-Occupational Therapy program (unless grandfathered in under Bachelor’s degree).

Join the Direct Temp contract talent pool at Froedtert Health, working through RightSourcing a premier contingent management partner! The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health network is a partnership between Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin supporting a shared mission of patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health network operates eastern Wisconsin's only academic medical center and adult Level I Trauma Center at Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, an internationally recognized training and research center engaged in thousands of clinical trials and studies. The Froedtert & MCW health network, which includes five hospitals, more than 1,700 physicians and nearly 40 health centers and clinics, draws patients from throughout the Midwest and the nation.

Duties

Job Summary: 
Evaluates and treats all referred occupational therapy patients according to physician’s orders.

Job Responsibilities:
-Consistently performs initial patient evaluations including administering appropriate tests/measures, identifies impairments and functional limitations.
-Establishes initial plan of treatment in conjunction with the patient/caregiver.
-Promptly selects and administers treatment strategies based on current physician orders and established treatment plans.
-Correctly and consistently identifies functional improvement and goal attainment on a regular basis, supported by documented subjective and objective changes.
-Promptly updates treatment plans and goals per department standards.
-Consistently completes documentation following department standard and timeframes.
-Documentation reflects skilled intervention and supports therapeutic interventions as reasonable and necessary.
-Continually works to achieve productivity per department standards and completes job duties in an efficient and effective manner.
-Takes initiative to use non-productive time to benefit the department as a whole.
-Home Health Care: Consistently complies with applicable rules and regulations. Demonstrates compliance with documentation, adheres to the National Patient Safety Standards.
-Demonstrates responsible utilization of resources for each patient and actively participates in department PI activities.

Skills

Required Skills & Experience:
-N/A

Preferred Skills & Experience:
-Minimum two (2) years of occupational therapy experience.

Education

Required Education:
--One of the following is required:
-Master’s degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
-Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program, if  grandfathered (obtained prior to 2007).

Preferred Education:
-N/A

Required Certifications & Licensure:
-Wisconsin state license as an Occupational Therapist within Three (3) months of hire.
-American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider (BLS).

RightSourcing (a part of Magnit) expected pay package may vary and/or include certain benefits like: Stipends (for clinical traveler workers only), Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K