Occupational Therapist - Acute Rehab, Pineville

Advocate Aurora Health; Charlotte (NC); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Atrium Health Pineville is seeking an Acute Care Occupational Therapist to provide bedside, one-on-one rehabilitation, helping patients regain independence through customized evaluations and hands-on treatment. You will work closely with an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced acute care setting.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy, an active NC OT license, and BLS certification.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy is required.
• Current OT license for the state of North Carolina.
• BLS certification required per policy.

Aufgaben

• Provides direct therapy services to patients at bedside seven days a week as required.
• Evaluates patients, selects assessments, and plans therapy modalities and education.
• Gathers data from medical records and family for care planning.
• Communicates progress to physicians and care team; coordinates discharge planning.
• Documents evaluations, progress notes, discharge notes and charges.

Kenntnisse

Direct patient therapy at bedside

Interdisciplinary team collaboration

Documentation and billing awareness

Assessment and treatment planning

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Jobbeschreibung

Join the Inpatient Occupational Therapy team at Atrium Health Pineville!
Become part of a compassionate, high-performing acute care rehabilitation team at one of the region's most respected hospitals. Atrium Health Pineville has grown from a community facility into a major healthcare hub, serving South Charlotte and surrounding communities with advanced specialty care and nationally recognized programs.

As an Acute Care Occupational Therapist, you'll provide meaningful, one-on-one functional rehabilitation right at the patient's bedside- helping individuals regain independence through customized evaluations, hands-on treatment, and collaborative care with an interdisciplinary team.

Job Description:

Essential Functions

• Provides direct therapy services to patients admitted to a level of care where service provision is required 7 days a week, including holidays (acute care, rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility).
• Evaluates patients, selects and administers assessment techniques, synthesizes information to establish appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups and patient education as warranted by a holistic view of the patient's diagnosis, condition, age, and contextual needs of discharge disposition.
• Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation.
• Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff and coordinates patient's schedule, treatment programs, regarding discharge planning and recommends solutions to patient care problems.
• Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges.

Physical Requirements

Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication. Vision (corrected) adequate for reading. Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties. Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day. Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling and reaching overhead. Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally. Able to laterally transfer patients 100 pounds rarely. Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to patients/caregivers. Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids. Work is in a fast-paced clinical environment. The work environment is primarily indoors but occasionally outdoors.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy required. applicable state license for OT required.BLS required per policy guidelines.