Occupational Therapist 2 - Outpatient Behavioral Health VITAL Team (50% FTE, DAYS

Job Description

Harborview Medical Center – Outpatient Behavioral Health - VITAL Team has an outstanding opportunity for a OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST 2.

• PART-TIME; 50% FTE; 20 hours per week

• Day Shift

The Vital interdisciplinary team provides services to King County’s most vulnerable individuals experiencing frequent jail bookings, behavioral health challenges and homelessness. Clients are typically experiencing complex behavioral health and physical challenges across broad occupational areas.

• Under general direction, the occupational therapist 2 will assess client’s strengths and challenges and implement occupation-based interventions in a community setting.

• Interventions include skill development, compensatory strategies, environmental adaptations and education based on client goals and assessment results.

• The occupational therapist provides a distinct perspective in helping clients engage in meaningful and productive life roles and manage activities of daily living (ADL/IADL’s) to support sustained housing and community integration.

• As a member of a multi-program and multidisciplinary team, occupational therapy services are outreach based and delivered in community settings where the client lives and spends time.

• The position will report to the VITAL team manager.

Graduation from an accredited occupational therapy program and successful completion of the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) examination AND 18 months of professional occupational therapy experience.

Current Washington State license to practice as an Occupational Therapist or a valid probational certificate issued by the state of Washington to practice occupational therapy.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.

Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.

Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion. Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes:
Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center
- Montlake, UW Medical Center
- Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

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