Occupational Therapist, Acute Care, Weekends

110 High Point Regional Health; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance up to $7,500

Job summary

110 High Point Regional Health is seeking a licensed Occupational Therapist for the Acute Care Rehabilitation department at 37501 High Point Medical Center. The role involves patient care assessment, treatment planning, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to promote optimal recovery.

Requires a B.S./M.S. in Occupational Therapy, NC licensure, and CPR/BLS Level C certification. Relocation assistance up to $7,500 is offered for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• B.S./M.S. in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
• Current licensure in the state.
• CPR/BLS Level C certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care assessment and treatment.
• Maintains accurate documentation.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Maintains productivity and budget expectations.
• Communicates effectively with patients and staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

B.S./M.S. in Occupational Therapy

Tools

Job description

Employment Details

• Department: 37501 High Point Medical Center - Acute Care Rehabilitation
• Status: Full time
• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Hours Per Week: 40
• Schedule Details/Additional Information: First shift, Saturdays and Sundays in addition to 2 weekdays.
• Pay Range: $38.20 - $57.30

Position Highlights

• Relocation Assistance: Up to $7,500 in Relocation Assistance (for qualified candidates)

What You'll Need

• B.S. or M.S. degree from accredited occupational therapy school.
• Current licensure in the state of applicable state.
• CPR certification in Basic Life Support, Level C

What You'll Do

• Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
• Following hospital policies and procedures.
• Following departmental policies and procedures.
• Contributing to the overall quality of services.
• Assuming responsibility for keeping informed about changes in policies and procedures.
• Provides patient care assessment and treatment.
• Ensures patient evaluations and treatments are comprehensive, functional, and according to the standard of practice.
• Provides sound professional judgment in interpreting the evaluation results and establishing an acceptable treatment plan with realistic goals.
• Encourages patients and significant others in setting goals.
• Recognizes and responds to changes in the patient's physiologic state.
• Recommends next level of care.
• Ensures quality patient outcomes.
• Supervises support staff assisting with patient care by providing direction and feedback.
• Maintains accurate documentation.
• Completes written patent evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy.
• Ensures accurate and timely documentation of patient/family education, charges and departmental statistics, and ICD-10 codes as appropriate.
• Maintains patient records in a systematic order and documentation is legible.
• Ensures that documentation is legible.
• Meets department financial and productivity standards.
• Understands the budgeted expectation.
• Maintains productivity standards.
• Adjusts individual schedules to meet the needs of the patient and department.
• Participates in process management to optimize quality and efficiency of services.
• Identifies quality and operational opportunities.
• Participates in process management and communicates progress and barriers to supervisor.
• Researches and suggests evidence based best practices to improve quality of patient care.
• Promotes professional development and education of other health care workers and provides representation on committees.
• Conducts in-service training programs to provide state-of-the-art information to health care workers and enhances safety.
• Changes/developments in the profession locally, at the state level, and nationally are understood.
• Shares clinical expertise with other therapists, student affiliates, and other health care professionals.
• Communicates effectively.
• Communicates in a professional and timely manner with patients, physicians, staff, and all external customers.
• Responds to questions by staff.
• Promotes an open atmosphere of communication.
• Shares information learned from seminars.
• Informs supervisor of issues and resolutions to potential problems.
• Communicates information with patient and family and ensures understanding.
• Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines.
• Demonstrates age/developmentally specific knowledge, skills, and abilities for the patients served.
• Utilizes knowledge of age/developmentally specific data when assessing patients.
• Interprets age/developmentally specific response to treatment/activity accurately.
• Maintains competence related to age/developmentally specific patient care by regularly updating knowledge of growth and development and the aging process.

Our Commitment to You

• Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
• Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits. This is Transformation One shared purpose brought us together. Now, as one of the 10 largest not-for-profit, integrated health systems in the United States, our combined strength and stability drives us forward. Starting with You Caring for nearly 3 million people has inspired a transformation. One in which the patient’s experience guides our vision and empowers us to offer new possibilities in our communities. Reshaping Access What is access? It’s offering more sites of care than any other health system in the Midwest. But there’s a new frontier. Access is exploring the latest technologies to deliver care to patients exactly where they are and exactly when they need it Inspiring Professionals With our dynamically inclusive workforce and strong connections to the places where we live and work, we’ll touch more lives and contribute to stronger and more vibrant communities. Transforming Care We’re redefining the standard for care with world-class doctors and caregivers, innovative solutions, outstanding outcomes, and leading-edge research and clinical trials. Combined, Advocate and Aurora are recognized for clinical excellence in: Cardiovascular Care Neurosciences Gynecology Oncology Pediatrics Primary Care Neurology Geriatrics Trauma Care