At Cleveland Clinic Children’s, our team brings expertise to each check-up, test and procedure to ensure every child receives the best possible care. When you join this family of caregivers, you will receive endless support and guidance as you find your place at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
Occupational Therapists (OT) provide many wide-ranging services to help patients improve their ability to perform normal activities of daily living. Whether from a physical injury, stroke, cognitive differences, surgery or general aging, your work as an OT helps maximize their confidence in performing self-care, working and managing life responsibilities. Within the Child Rehab Department, you will assist younger patients, offering the opportunity to implement early interventions to enhance their independence later in life. Every day, your efforts can make a lasting and meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their loved ones.
A caregiver in this position works days from 8:30AM – 5:00PM.
The current position will float at least 1 day per week, which means that day could be at any of our locations. Locations include Middleburg Heights, Westlake Therapy, Fairview, Medina, Beachwood Administrative Campus (CCAC ).
In addition, each new hire is asked to work inpatient coverage up to 6 times in the first year.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Evaluate and treat patients with physical, emotional, cognitive and/or psychosocial deficits which impact their abilities to successfully perform independent living skills.
Assess patient ability to safely and effectively perform independent living skills and design the appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment.
Implement the treatment plan using appropriate modalities and document subjective and objective findings of patient progress.
Educate the patient and family/caregiver about patient deficits.
Direct and supervise the activities of support personnel.
Act a clinical instructor or participate in the education and evaluation of students.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association
Current Ohio licensure as an Occupational Therapist (OT)
Basic Life Support (BLS), Healthcare Provider Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Experience in a clinical area
Experience working with children under the age of 7
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The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
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