Acute Care OT - Part-Time, Impactful Patient Care

Intermountain Health; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

Intermountain Health is seeking a highly qualified Occupational Therapist to provide skilled therapy in an acute care setting. This part-time role is 20 hours per week, focusing on evaluation, treatment, education, and collaboration with care teams to deliver patient-centered care.

The successful candidate will conduct assessments, develop care plans, supervise students/assistants as appropriate, and participate in quality improvement and program development to enhance rehab services.

Qualifications

• Current Occupational Therapist license in states where you work.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Basic Computer skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Possess skill sets and experience with target population of job setting.
• Current driver’s license, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving record.
• 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.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Provides skilled occupational therapy services and develops care plans.
• Conducts evaluations and treatments per professional standards (AOTA).
• Keeps thorough and timely patient records; completes billing.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare providers.
• Supervises assistants and staff to ensure high-quality care.
• Participates in continuing education and quality improvement activities.
• Contributes to program development and marketing strategies to grow rehab services.

Skills

Communication

Patient engagement

Critical thinking

Time management

Care planning

Compassion

Quality improvement

Job description

Intermountain Health is seeking a highly qualified Occupational Therapist to provide skilled therapy in an acute care setting. This part-time role is 20 hours per week, focusing on evaluation, treatment, education, and collaboration with care teams to deliver patient-centered care.

The successful candidate will conduct assessments, develop care plans, supervise students/assistants as appropriate, and participate in quality improvement and program development to enhance rehab services.