Occupational Therapist

tidelandshealth; Murrells Inlet (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Tidelands Health in Murrells Inlet, SC seeks an Occupational Therapist for acute care/float coverage. This PRN, day-shift role delivers a full range of therapeutic services in an interdisciplinary team, with evaluation, treatment planning and patient education required.

You’ll contribute to program quality, documentation, and productivity while maintaining licensure and safety standards. Responsibilities include OT interventions, home program guidance, and collaboration with physicians, nurses,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in OT required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• SC OT licensure and BLS certification within 30 days required.

Responsibilities

• Review referrals and assess patient to plan OT treatment.
• Evaluate functional ability and document findings.
• Develop and implement an individualized treatment plan.
• Administer OT treatments and modalities as appropriate.
• Record progress in EMR and complete documentation.
• Instruct patient and family for home programs.
• Complete orientation and maintain productivity standards.
• Handle and deliver medications as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Therapy equipment

Punctual

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Employee Type

PRN Work Shift:

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Occupational Therapist Acute Care/Float

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for providing a full range of therapeutic services including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position's qualification, professional practices, and ethical standards. An Occupational therapist (OT) must be able to evaluate a patient's condition and devise a customized Occupational rehabilitation and treatment plan. The OTs' goal is to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability, to maximize quality of life in an acute care setting. The Occupational therapist shall also demonstrate accountability for the contribution to program development, quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion. The employee may have job functions where they will handle and deliver medications based on the requirements of their job in the assigned work facility. The employee will complete other duties as assigned.

What you will do

• Review physician's referral (prescription), patient's condition, medical history, and submitted medical records to determine Occupational therapy treatment required. Plans and prepares written treatment program based on evaluation of patient and incorporate proper interventions that can help patients better perform everyday tasks, decrease pain, ambulation, and improve strength and mobility.
• Evaluate patients' functional ability through various standardized tests, measures patients' strength, motor development, sensory perception, functional capacity, and level of independence with daily activities, and records findings to develop treatment programs.
• Develop a treatment plan for patients with specific goals and tasks.
• Administer treatments involving application of Occupational agents, such as cold packs, contrast baths, moist packs, ultraviolet and infrared lamps, Iontophoresis, electrical stimulation, and ultrasound machines.
• Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
• Record treatment, responses, and progress in the patient's electronic medical record and prepare reports as indicated by licensure, the provider, and or insurance recommendations.
• Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
• Complete documentation per clinical / department guidelines and meet expectations of monthly department chart audits.
• Complete required orientation as directed by facility.
• Achieves the established average monthly patient care productivity metric.
• Handle and deliver medications based on the requirements of the job in the assigned work facility.
• The employee will complete other duties as assigned.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Master's Degree Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to utilize therapy equipment in an outpatient rehabilitation setting to provide treatment and procedures
• Punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts
• Ability to respect cultural and religious practices of patients

Licenses and Certifications

• Occupational Therapist Registered/Licensed - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Required
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required

Physical Demand

Medium-Heavy Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.