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The Occupational Therapist in Acute Care assesses, plans, and implements tailored treatment programs to help patients regain their daily function and quality of life. They collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and supervise support personnel including therapy assistants and aides. This role requires strong organizational skills, knowledge of developmental needs, and licensure to provide effective patient care in a hospital setting.
Overview:Your greatest reward is seeing patients get back to the work and life they enjoy. As an Occupational Therapist, you effectively assess, plan and implement specific treatment programs for individual patients to promote the best possible outcomes. If this is how you view your work, and if you enjoy being part of a multidisciplinary treatment team and supervising support personnel, we invite you to consider this opportunity.
This is an Acute Care position.
Responsibilities:Assesses, plans, and implements specific occupational therapy treatment programs for individual patients. Collaborates with multi-disciplinary treatment team. Supervises work of support personnel.
Qualifications:Education:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program approved by the Occupational Therapy Association.
Skills:
Able to render patient services and supervise Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA/COTA), Therapy Aides and students.
Excellent organizational skills to facilitate program development.
Demonstrates competency, as appropriate to the ages of patients served, in the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of the patients needs; of knowledge of normal growth and development; and an understanding of the range of the treatment needed.
Skilled in home program development and family training.
Knowledge in appropriate selection and use of DME (adaptive equipment.)
Computer skills.
Licensure:Current applicable state Occupational Therapist License (OT) required.
CPR certification required.
Pay Range: USD $47.74 - USD $68.28 /Hr. Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity:Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.
If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.
Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
occupational therapy, acute care, patient rehabilitation, treatment planning, multidisciplinary team, supervision, adaptive equipment, home program development, licensed occupational therapist, patient outcomes