Hand Therapist - Atrium Health Floyd

Advocate Health; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health Floyd in Rome, Georgia is seeking a Hand Therapist (OT or PT) to provide evaluation and treatment for hand and upper-extremity injuries. You’ll help patients regain strength, mobility and independence while collaborating with a dedicated rehabilitation team.

The role involves developing personalized treatment plans, documenting progress, coordinating discharge, and ensuring safety. Licensure as GA Physical or Occupational Therapist and CHT certification are required or pursued; 5

Qualifications

• GA licensure for PT or OT required
• CHT certification encouraged/required
• Minimum 5 years of PT/OT experience with 4,000 hours in hand therapy
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops treatment plans for hand/upper-extremity conditions
• Plans discharge with home programs, family teaching, and referrals
• Maintains accurate documentation of patient care, progress, and statistics
• Manages insurance authorization and visit counts per guidelines
• Ensures clean, organized treatment areas and proper equipment handling
• Covers caseload and coordinates with site leadership for coverage

Skills

Independent work

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organization

Problem solving

Initiative

Education

Associate's Degree in Occupational Therapy

Associate's Degree in Physical Therapy

Job description

Join the rehabilitation team at Atrium Health Floyd in Rome, Georgia, where you’ll make a meaningful difference for patients working to regain function and return to the activities they love. As a Hand Therapist (Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist), you’ll provide specialized, personalized care for patients with hand and upper-extremity injuries and conditions. You’ll help patients rebuild strength, mobility and confidence while being part of a supportive rehabilitation team where your expertise is valued and your work truly makes an impact.

Job Description:

Administers medically prescribed evaluation and treatment programs to restore lost function, adapt activities when appropriate, prevent disability following disease/injury, and help patient achieve maximum functional level of performance. Assists in mentoring of staff in hand and upper extremity diagnosis.

Major Responsibilities:

• Performs accurate, comprehensive, and concise patient assessments within policy timeline. Evaluates a patient's level of function, and then develops and implements a treatment program in collaboration with the patient.
• Plans for and completes patient discharge, including providing written home programs, patient/family teaching, referral for community services and ordering equipment.
• Completes all required documentation following department policy, including patient progress notes, team conference reports, and discharge summaries as appropriate, to record patient care and progress of each patient assigned as well as daily statistics, billing, and scheduling.
• Applies insurance guidelines regarding authorization and number of visits.
• Responsible for clean up after patient treatment, putting away equipment, and keeping area neat and orderly.
• Manages assigned caseload, including scheduling and informing site leadership of coverage needs and ability to cover the same; assists with coverage, based on department and site specific needs.
• Participates in performance improvement activities designed to identify and resolve problems affecting patient care outcome and to improve quality of care.
• Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Physical Therapist license issued by the state of Georgia, or
• Occupational Therapist license issued by the state of Georgia, and
• Hand Therapist (CHT) certification issued by the Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC).

Education Required:

• Associate's Degree in Occupational Therapy, or
• Associate's Degree in Physical Therapy.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 5 years of experience in physical therapy and/or occupational therapy, as well as 4,000 hours of direct practice experience in hand therapy.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Must have the ability to work independently and have great verbal and written communication skills.
• Good human relations, organization, problem solving, and decision-making skills required.
• Displays initiative, versatility and positive interpersonal skills.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, and squat throughout the workday.
• Must be able to:
• lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
• lift up to 10 lbs. from waist to overhead.
• lift and carry up to 40 lbs. at waist height a reasonable distance.
• Must be able to:
• push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
• perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
• Position requires repetitive use of hands:
• simple grasping - 5-15 lbs. - 20% of the workday.
• pushing/pulling - up to 75-100 lbs. - 10% of the day.
• fine manipulation of hands during massage and joint mobilization.
• Must have good vision, speech, touch, smell, and hearing.
• Will be exposed to infectious diseases as well as blood and body fluids and thus must wear protective clothing, i.e., Universal Precaution or Isolation Procedures as needed.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• May be exposed to electrical and chemical hazards as well as blood and body fluids and therefore must have ability to wear protective clothing as needed.
• Position may require travel to off-site clinics, and therefore there is exposure to road and weather hazards.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.