Occupational Therapist Acute Care Registry
Posted Jun 9, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Loyola is an academic, quaternary care system. What kinds of complex patients have you treated, like transplant, burns or trauma?
What they are checking: Whether they have experience with the complexity of patients at an academic medical center.
Tell me about a time the care team wanted to discharge a patient you didn't think was safe to go home.
What they are checking: Whether they advocate clearly for patient safety with data, even under pressure to discharge.
What's your experience teaching patients and families before they go home?
What they are checking: Whether they can teach in a way that families can actually use once they leave the hospital.
What would you do
As registry staff, you may be on a unit you don't know well. How do you get up to speed quickly?
What they are checking: Whether they can adapt fast, ask good questions and fit into a team they don't work with every day.
A patient's heart rate jumps and their oxygen drops while you're doing a transfer. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they know when to stop, recognize instability and get the nurse involved immediately.
How do you use psychological sensitivity when a patient is scared or refuses therapy?
What they are checking: Whether they can understand why a patient refuses and find a way to engage them, as the posting describes.
How do you prioritize a caseload when you have more referrals than time in a shift?
What they are checking: Whether they triage by discharge needs and clinical urgency instead of seeing patients in a random order.
About the work
Walk me through an OT evaluation for an inpatient in the ICU on day two after a stroke.
What they are checking: Whether they can assess a medically fragile patient safely, watching lines, vitals and tolerance.
How do you decide what discharge recommendation to make, like home, inpatient rehab or skilled nursing?
What they are checking: Whether they base discharge plans on function, support at home and safety, which drives hospital flow.
You'll supervise and delegate to COTAs, rehab techs and OT students. How do you decide what to delegate?
What they are checking: Whether they understand what can safely be delegated and how to stay accountable for the patient's care.
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