Job Title
Therapist Occupational Lead
Job Description
Provides clinical leadership support, operational coordination, and frontline mentorship for Occupational Therapy services across the rehabilitation continuum. Serves as a clinical and workflow resource to OT staff while maintaining a primary patient care caseload.
Partners with the Rehab Manager to support staffing visibility, process consistency, and team development initiatives. Assists with onboarding, workflow monitoring, and interdisciplinary communication to promote efficient patient throughput and high-quality care delivery.
Evaluates and assesses patients to establish functional, measurable goals to promote restoration of functional abilities and independence in activities of daily living. Provides treatment according to a written plan of care to meet established goals. Plans for discharge and communicates findings and progress according to professional licensure/certification, scope of practice, and departmental policies and procedures.
Provides leadership support, participates on hospital committees as assigned, and serves as a resource and ambassador for performance improvement initiatives to clinical staff. Performs other duties as assigned.
Note: This is a peer leadership role and does not include formal supervisory, hiring, disciplinary, or performance management authority.
Job Responsibilities
Supports departmental goals by providing frontline clinical leadership and workflow coordination for Occupational Therapy services.
Maintains strong individual clinical performance and productivity standards.
Assists Rehab Manager with visibility into staffing patterns, ShiftWizard review, and identification of coverage gaps.
Promotes consistency in documentation, charge capture, and compliance with departmental workflows.
Serves as a clinical resource for complex ADL, mobility, upper extremity, cognitive-functional, and discharge planning cases.
Assists with onboarding and orientation of new OT/COTA hires and PRN staff.
Provides peer mentorship and supports competency development of staff and students.
Reinforces point-of-care documentation expectations and departmental best practices.
Helps identify and escalate workflow barriers that may impact patient throughput or length of stay.
Supports implementation of departmental initiatives.
Demonstrates accountability for customer service and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Evaluates and assesses the patient based on subjective and objective information.
Develops a written plan of care.
Provides treatment according to established goals on the plan of care.
Evaluates effectiveness of plan of care and reassesses patient's functional status as needed.
Provides discharge-planning information including patient/family education, follow-up, and referral to community resources.
Contributes to development of staff and students through mentorship and knowledge sharing.
Completes assigned goals and special projects as directed.
Specifications
Experience
Minimum Required:
3 years clinical experience or advanced training and certification in area of primary assignment.
Preferred/Desired:
5 years clinical experience or advanced training and certification in area of primary assignment.
Additional preferred:
- Demonstrated strong clinical performance
- Experience mentoring or onboarding staff
- Experience across multiple care settings preferred
- Experience with neuro rehab, ADL retraining, and/or upper extremity rehabilitation preferred
Education
Minimum Required:
Master's degree in Occupational Therapy
Training
Preferred/Desired:
Advanced training and/or certification in area of primary practice (e.g., neuro rehab, hand therapy, cognitive rehab).
Special Skills
Minimum Required:
Basic computer literacy skills.
Preferred/Desired:
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to support peers in a team-based environment
- Familiarity with Epic and ShiftWizard workflows preferred
- Ability to analyze workflow and identify process improvement opportunities
Licensure
Minimum Required:
OT; BLS Certification within 14 days of hire
Reporting Relationships
Does this position formally supervise employees?
Yes No
Work Environment
Functional Demands Rating: Medium
Activity Level Throughout Workday: (No change recommended to template)
Environmental Requirements: (Keep current "Anticipated/Continuous" selections per template.)
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