Occupational Therapist, Hand Therapist, Per Diem

UMass Memorial Health; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 47,540 - 85,590; Full time

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA is seeking an Occupational or Physical Therapist to evaluate and treat patients using manual techniques and therapeutic activities. The role includes supervision of assistants and students and participation in departmental initiatives.

Responsibilities cover hand/upper extremity evaluations, individualized treatment, splint fabrication, and facilitating return to daily activities with education and adaptive devices.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's or Master’s in Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy.
• Current license to practice OT or PT in Massachusetts.
• AOTCB/NBCOT certification, or eligible and registered for next examination.
• Successful completion of National Physical Therapy Board Examination, or eligible for examination.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and treats patients using manual techniques, purposeful activities and physical agent modalities.
• Provides clinical supervision to assistants, aides and students.
• Participates in departmental activities to assure smooth operations and program enhancement.

Skills

Clinical evaluation

Therapy planning

Supervision

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in OT/PT

Job description

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $34.51 - $62.13

Schedule Details: Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours: 7a-5:30p

Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 0

Evaluates and treats patients using manual techniques, purposeful activities and physical agent modalities. Provides clinical supervision to assistants, aides and students. Participates in departmental activities to assure smooth operations and facilitate program enhancement.

Major Responsibilities

• Administers therapy evaluations and develops treatment plan for patients with hand/upper extremity injuries or dysfunction, including infants and children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics and frail elderly, inpatient and outpatient.
• Provides individual treatment to remediate, restore and/or compensate for sensorimotor, neuromuscular, or musculoskeletal dysfunction.
• Fabricates static and dynamic splints, utilizes physical agent modalities as per licensure and training.
• Facilitates return to activities of daily living through provision of adaptive devices, education in compensatory techniques and use of goal directed activities.

Position Qualifications

License/Certification/Education

• Required: Bachelors or Basic Master's degree in Occupational or Physical Therapy from accredited OT or PT school or equivalent.
• Current license to practice Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• AOTCB/NBCOT certification, or eligible and registered for next examination COT.
• Successful completion of National Physical Therapy Board Examination, or eligible for examination and scheduled for next sitting.
• Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Shift Coverage

Cover various shifts as needed.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.