Hand Therapist OT – Trauma Rehab Specialist

Harborview Medical Center; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Harborview Hand Therapy Clinic, part of UW Medicine Rehabilitation, seeks a Hand Therapist (Occupational Therapist 2) to join a multidisciplinary team in Seattle. Day shift schedule; contribute to high-quality hand therapy for trauma and non-trauma patients; collaborate with specialists to promote recovery and patient education.

Required are graduation from an accredited OT program, successful AOTA certification, and WA OT license (or probational).

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program.
• Successful completion of American Occupational Therapy Association certification examination.
• 18 months of professional occupational therapy experience.
• Licensed by the state of Washington as an Occupational Therapist or valid probational certificate.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, administer, evaluate and provide safe hand therapy for a trauma-based patient population.
• Progression of treatment goals and patient and family education.
• Assess and treat patient caseloads ranging from routine to complex patient problems and situations and utilize training in the evaluation and treatment process.
• Collaborate with other disciplines as appropriate to coordinate continuity of patient care from admission to discharge.
• Implement treatment programs, which include therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, splinting and physical agents.
• Instruct, assign work and evaluate students as assigned by supervisor.
• Acts as a resource within the rehab therapy department and for other health care professionals.
• Participate in service or selected department activities/projects to promote delivery of quality hand therapy care.
• Provides education training to other rehab therapy staff and health care professionals.

Education

Accredited Occupational Therapy Program

AOTA Certification Exam

Job description

Harborview Hand Therapy Clinic, part of UW Medicine Rehabilitation, seeks a Hand Therapist (Occupational Therapist 2) to join a multidisciplinary team in Seattle. Day shift schedule; contribute to high-quality hand therapy for trauma and non-trauma patients; collaborate with specialists to promote recovery and patient education.

Required are graduation from an accredited OT program, successful AOTA certification, and WA OT license (or probational).