Assistive Device Design Jobs in Ohio (NOW HIRING)

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Occupational Therapists provide many wide-ranging services tohelp patients improve their ability toperform normal activities of daily living.Whether from aphysical injury, stroke,cognitive differences,surgeryor general aging,your work as an OT helpsmaximize their confidence in performingself-care,workingand managing life responsibilities.

A caregiver in this position works various hours from Monday to Thursday with no weekends or holidays required.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Evaluate and treat patients with physical, emotional,cognitiveand/or psychosocial deficits whichimpacttheir abilities to successfully perform independent living skills.

• Assess patient ability tosafely and effectively perform independent living skills and design the appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment.

• Implement the treatment plan usingappropriate modalitiesand 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.

• Acta clinical instructor orparticipatein 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), HealthcareProviderCertificationthrough the American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Experience in clinical area
• Certification with Lymphedema

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling.
• Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by 1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor.
• Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.
• Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.
• Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors.
• Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families.
• Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Minimum Annual Salary: $69,600.00

Maximum Annual Salary: $106,132.50

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).