Occupational Therapist
$89,627–$138,258 year
On-siteBirmingham, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Screen, test, evaluate, diagnose, and treat injuries, diseases, and disabilities using occupational therapy procedures and modalities. Consult, educate, and train patients, families, and caregivers while collaborating with care teams to deliver patient-centered care. Conduct evaluations, develop care plans with specific goals, and manage patient care by supervising assistants, aides, office staff, and students. Keep thorough patient records, complete billing accurately, and communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare providers. Participate in quality improvement processes, utilization review audits, and interdisciplinary meetings to improve clinical outcomes and patient access. Contribute to program development and marketing strategies to grow the department. Schedule: 30 hours/week. Location: St. Marys Regional Hospital, Grand Junction, CO.
Required Qualifications
- Current Occupational Therapist license in states where you work.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers.
- Current driver's license, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving record.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients.
- Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.
- Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.).
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
Desired Qualifications
- Possess skill sets and experience with target population of job setting.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Basic Computer skills.
- Quality Improvement
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Patient Engagement
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Care Planning
- Compassion
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