Certified Hand Therapist: Lead Upper-Extremity Rehab

Norman Regional Health System; Tecumseh (OK); On-site; USD 50,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plans

Free parking

Job summary

Norman Regional Health System is seeking a skilled occupational or physical therapist with a focus on hand therapy to deliver specialized rehabilitation for the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. You will assess patients, create recovery plans, and potentially supervise assistants in a collaborative clinical setting.

The role emphasizes orthotic fabrication, postoperative and injury rehabilitation, and interdisciplinary care planning with surgeons and other providers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Doctor of Physical Therapy or Doctor of Occupational Therapy preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patient's condition and establish plan of care.
• Provide therapeutic interventions appropriate to age and disability of the patient.
• Document Delivery of Occupational Therapy services.
• Directs and supervises activities of Occupational Therapy Assistants, students and support personnel.
• Design, fabricate, fit, and adjust custom orthoses and splints for hand and upper-extremity conditions.
• Educate patients on orthosis wear, care, and precautions.
• Treat patients with orthopedic, traumatic, burn, tendon, nerve, and postoperative conditions.
• Provide scar management, edema control, wound care, and return-to-work rehabilitation as appropriate.
• Collaborate with hand surgeons, orthopedic physicians, physical therapists, and other healthcare professionals
• Participate in interdisciplinary care planning and case discussions

Skills

Upper-extremity rehabilitation

Clinical reasoning

Mentoring staff

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Doctor of Physical Therapy or Doctor of Occupational Therapy preferred

Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program

Job description

Norman Regional Health System is seeking a skilled occupational or physical therapist with a focus on hand therapy to deliver specialized rehabilitation for the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. You will assess patients, create recovery plans, and potentially supervise assistants in a collaborative clinical setting.

The role emphasizes orthotic fabrication, postoperative and injury rehabilitation, and interdisciplinary care planning with surgeons and other providers.