Occupational Therapist/Hand Specialist

BHMG Baptist Health Medical Group Inc.; Bardstown (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Medical Group in Bardstown, KY, seeks an Outpatient Physical Therapist with Certified Hand Therapist credentials for a full-time position. The role focuses on evaluating and treating patients referred by physicians, developing plans of care to maximize independence in daily living and functional mobility.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in Occupational Therapy, current state licensure, NBCOT and FIM certifications, and experience in hand therapy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy required.
• Certified Hand Therapist credential required.
• Current state licensure required and renewed yearly.
• NBCOT certification required.
• FIM certification maintained regularly.
• Two years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat patients referred by physicians and develop plans of care for independence and safety with ADLs and functional mobility.
• Maintain pertinent certification/licensure and annual competencies.
• Participate in activities sponsored by Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.
• Complete yearly competencies as defined by department guidelines.
• Maintain productivity levels within departmental standards.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Skills

Hand Therapy

Evaluation & Treatment

Rehabilitation Planning

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy

Certified Hand Therapist

Current State Licensure

NBCOT Certification

FIM Certification

Two Years Experience Preferred

Job description

Summary Job Description: Outpatient Physical Therapy Bardstown Full Time Certified Hand Therapist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Occupational therapists will evaluate and treat patients referred by physicians and are responsible for developing the plan of care for independence and safety with activities of daily living and functional mobility.
• Maintains pertinent certification / licensure and annual competencies as defined by job description and department guidelines without expiration.
• Participates in special functions as sponsored by Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation unless otherwise assigned.
• Completes yearly competencies as defined by job description and department guidelines.
• Maintains productivity levels within acceptable departmental standards.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training, and Licensures Required

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited School of Occupational Therapy approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association required
• Certified Hand Therapist
• Current state licensure required and must be renewed yearly
• FIM certification maintained on regular basis
• NBCOT certification is required
• Two years previous experience preferred

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post‑offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

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