Occupational Therapist 1 OP | Part time - 32 hours | Day | Gilford & Meredith

Concord Hospital; Gilford (NH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Concord Hospital is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Meredith and Gilford Outpatient Locations, providing evaluation and individualized 45-minute sessions. The role emphasizes collaboration with OTs, including hand therapy specialists, and serving a diverse patient population across ages.

Applicants must graduate from an accredited OT program, hold NH licensure, and obtain BLS within 90 days of hire; multidisciplinary teamwork and strong documentation are essential for

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
• Licensed to practice as an OT in NH.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers certification or equivalent within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient evaluations and develop/implement treatment plans.
• Re-evaluate patients and update goals for each episode of care.
• Maintain documentation compliant with standards and ensure timely discharge.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support diverse patient populations.
• Manage insurance and charging requirements and contribute to program development.

Skills

Team collaboration

Patient population handling

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Accredited OT program

Job description

An exciting opportunity to work in an outpatient rehabilitation clinic with a diverse patient population. Work with multiple OTs, including Certified Hand Therapists and become part of our knowledgeable team. Unique to our outpatient clinics at CH, our OTs specialize in orthopedic injuries (hand and Upper Extremity), and neurological deficits (including CVA, post-concussion and memory loss). We provide one on one individualized patient care in 45 minute appointments for both initial appointments and follow up visits. Staff development and engagement is a strong focus, and we have an excellent mentorship program. For this particular position we are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to provide hours in both our Meredith and Gilford Outpatient Locations.

Summary

The Occupational Therapist I Outpatient provides patient evaluation and treatment according to established policies and procedures for their discipline to patients of all ages and populations.

Education

The Occupational Therapist must have graduated from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.

Certification, Registration & Licensure

• Certification required within 90 days of hire and re-certification within 30 days of expiration: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification, or equivalent course credentialed by American Heart Association (American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers).
• Licensure required: Current license to practice as an Occupational Therapist in the state of NH.

Experience

• Experience working with a multidisciplinary team, patients and others.
• Must possess knowledge of growth and development across a diverse age and multicultural population.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient evaluations, develops and implements treatment plans in accordance with licensure, scope of practice and department standards.
• Re-evaluates patients according to department standards.
• Develops, re-assesses and updates goals for all patient episodes of care.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the profound and prolonged impact of disability upon an individuals' physical, emotional, social, economic and vocational status.
• Documentation is compliant with HIMS/QA standards and meets all customer and medico legal needs.
• Maintains a level of productivity that supports patient access and clinic needs.
• Manages all insurance and charging requirements.
• Advocates for, and is active in, developing team members.
• Takes responsibility for individual performance goals.
• Completes hospital and departmental requirements according to established departmental procedures including (though not limited to): timely completion of documentation and discharges; submitting payroll and completing Work Day requirements; reviewing meeting minutes and taking the initiative to obtain additional information as needed; completing all clinical competencies; completing all aspects of the self review portion of the performance review process; contributing meaningful, objective and constructive peer feedback for performance reviews; completing all hospital web compliance assignments; insuring CPR certification is active.
• Participates in hospital and/or departmental initiatives/special projects, including though not limited to: student supervisor; job shadow/resident shadow; community education; program development; professional promotional activities; presenting in-services or projects related to coursework; hospital wide projects or initiatives.

Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

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Physical and Work Requirements

• The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM.
• The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 - 50 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to hea and speak.
• The employee is frequently required to bend, do fine motor, do repetitive motion, reach, sit, squat, stand, and walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb, drive, and kneel.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne pathogens, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids, electrical hazards - shock, moving mechanical parts, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Culture and Values

Concord Hospital (CH) is a nationally-accredited, progressive regional health system. Over the past two decades, CH has evolved from a community hospital to a $550 million net revenue regional integrated health system with more than 3,574 employees, leaders and clinicians who are talented, mutually supportive, and community centered in helping the organization meet its community mission. CH has sophisticated clinical and management practices. The organization consistently performs among the top ten percent of national organizations and has received many national accolades (e.g., most wired, Press Ganey's summit award). After a four-year effort to strengthen and standardize our quality management processes, Concord Hospital has become the first healthcare system in New Hampshire to be certified as being in compliance with internationally recognized quality management practices ISO 9001:2008 certification, issued by DNV GL. ISO certification means that patients can be confident CH has implemented and strengthened processes for internal auditing, control of documents, control of records, control of non conforming products, and preventative and corrective action.