Acute Care OT — Rebuild Independence (Part-Time)

600 Advocate Health, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 56,000 - 79,000; Part time

Job summary

Advocate Health University City Acute Care Rehabilitation Team provides comprehensive rehabilitation services for patients recovering from medical, surgical, orthopedic, neurological, and cardiac conditions. Occupational therapists collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to restore function and independence, guiding patients toward the next level of care.

Evaluates, plans, and directs OT programs upon physician referral, and performs supervisory duties to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in OT from an accredited OT program required.
• Applicable state license for OT required.
• BLS required per policy guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Directs and supervises activities of OT assistants, OT technicians, students, and volunteers involved in administering care to patients and assists with orienting new and rotating staff.
• Evaluates patients and establishes appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, and patient education as warranted by the patient's diagnosis and condition.
• Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges.
• Re-evaluates patients as needed, modifying goals and treatment as patient's status changes.
• Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff and coordinates patient's schedule, treatment programs, discharge planning and recommends solutions to patient care problems.

Education

OT degree

State OT license

BLS certification

Job description

Advocate Health University City Acute Care Rehabilitation Team provides comprehensive rehabilitation services for patients recovering from medical, surgical, orthopedic, neurological, and cardiac conditions. Occupational therapists collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to restore function and independence, guiding patients toward the next level of care.

Evaluates, plans, and directs OT programs upon physician referral, and performs supervisory duties to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.