Occupational Therapist

Position Summary

Boston Medical Center is seeking an Occupational Therapist for its 82-bed behavioral health hospital located in Brockton, MA. BMC Brockton operates as a behavioral health accountable care organization providing cutting edge inpatient treatment and stabilization for individuals experiencing complex mental health and substance use needs. The Occupational Therapist prescribes and implements a treatment program which is designed to return patients to their maximum level of function.

The Occupational Therapist works collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to maximize patient and team outcomes. The Occupational Therapist runs Occupational Therapy Groups as well as some individualized treatment.

Boston Medical Center (BMC) is more than a hospital. It's a network of support and care that touches the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in need each year. It is the largest and busiest provider of trauma and emergency services in New England. Emphasizing community-based care, BMC is committed to providing consistently excellent and accessible health services to all and is the largest safety-net hospital in New England.

The hospital is also the primary teaching affiliate of the nationally ranked Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and a founding partner of Boston Health Net, an integrated health care delivery system that includes many community health centers. Join BMC today and help us achieve our Vision 2030, a long‑term goal to make Boston the healthiest urban population in the world.

• Position:
  Occupational Therapist
• Department:
  Brockton Inpatient Psychiatry
• Schedule:
  
  Full Time

• Conduct occupational therapy evaluation procedures according to professional guidelines.
• Select evaluation procedures that reflect understanding of the patient’s diagnosis, abilities, and limitations.
• Administer evaluation procedures according to standardized test guidelines and adapt as needed.
• Interpret evaluation results, develop an integrated diagnostic impression, and make recommendations.
• Educate patients and caregivers regarding evaluation findings and management recommendations.
• Formulate treatment goals and plans that reflect the patient’s unique psychological and functional deficits.
• Establish measurable short and long‑term goals in collaboration with patients and/or caregivers.
• Modify goals as warranted by patient status changes.
• Assess discharge needs of patients and caregivers, including insurance issues, equipment needs, follow‑up appointments, and community services.
• Communicate patient care and discharge needs to team members; arrange appropriate follow‑up.
• Select and adapt the appropriate occupational therapy treatment model, method, and approach to direct interventions.
• Use objective evaluation techniques to assess occupational limitations and medical conditions.
• Complete all necessary clinical documentation accurately and timely.
• Implement comprehensive individual and group treatment.
• Establish treatment priorities based on evaluation results and specific patient needs.
• Develop treatment plans, measure progress, and make adjustments as needed.
• Use creative treatment approaches and explore alternative solutions to individual patient problems.
• Demonstrate clinical problem‑solving skills with a variety of patient problems and substantiate actions taken.
• Progress patient treatment programs appropriately and terminate as warranted by progress and condition.
• Develop and instruct patients and caregivers in home programs and/or use of recommended equipment.
• Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with all patients.
• Engage patients in treatment, provide reinforcement and support, and set limits appropriately.
• Demonstrate…