Occupational Therapist-Children's of Mississippi

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); Vor Ort; USD 41.000 - 69.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

University of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking an Occupational Therapist for the Children’s of Mississippi program. The role plans and conducts therapy to help patients recover and improve self-care, mobility, and cognitive skills in hospital or community settings.

You will administer treatments, develop care plans, and educate patients and families on assistive devices and therapy goals.

Qualifikationen

• Must be an Occupational Therapist licensed by the Mississippi Department of Health by hire date.
• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology.
• Ability to observe, assess, and record patient status and progress.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for patients, families, and staff.

Aufgaben

• Synthesize medical data to select tests and assess patients’ physical and cognitive status.
• Develop and update a plan of care with measurable goals and discharge planning.
• Use appropriate methods and materials for learning; monitor responses and adapt programs.
• Ensure patients and families understand information provided.

Kenntnisse

Interpersonal skills

Clinical reasoning

Assessment skills

Communication

Documentation

Ausbildung

OT License (Mississippi Dept. of Health)

Jobbeschreibung

Job Requisition ID:

R00050379

Job Category:

Allied Health

Organization:

Children's Rehabilitation Services

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Occupational Therapist-Children's of Mississippi

Job Summary:

Plans and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help individuals recover from illness, injury, or developmental or psychological conditions. Administers treatments to improve self-care, daily living skills, communication, mobility, cognitive function, social integration, and play/leisure skills.

Education & Experience

Certifications, Licenses or Registrationrequired:

Occupational Therapist from the Mississippi Department of Health required by the hire date.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and/or kinesiology. Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, as well as for counseling and guidance. Strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients, family members, and staff. Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress. Ability to motivate individuals to set and achieve goals.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize complex medical data and use results to administer appropriate tests and evaluate patients’ physical and cognitive status.
• Demonstrate sound clinical reasoning to develop and update a comprehensive plan of care in collaboration with the patient and family, including measurable short- and long-term goals and a defined discharge plan.
• Utilize appropriate methods and materials for effective learning, monitor patient responses, and adapt programs as needed.
• Ensure that patients and families verbalize or demonstrate understanding of the information provided.
• Follow intervention protocols and revise interventions appropriately, discharging patients when goals are met, or medical necessity is no longer indicated.
• Maintain timely, legible, and efficient patient care documentation that meets professional and departmental standards. Provide clear, concise, and pertinent oral reports.
• Design, provide, and train patients and families in the use of assistive technology, devices, orthotics, prosthetics, splints, and environmental adaptations to support occupational performance.
• Provide guidance and supervision in therapy techniques and objectives for students and other medical staff.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with other members of the healthcare team regarding patient treatment programs.
• Consistently meet patient care productivity standards as established for the job classification.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional travelling to offsite locations, frequent activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, constant bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, frequent crouching/stooping, constant kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, constant reaching, frequent sitting, constant standing, frequent twisting, and constant walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Hourly, Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

Job Posting Date:

06/9/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):