Occupational Therapist I

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 49,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking an Acute Care Occupational Therapist I in Chapel Hill, NC to provide evidence-based evaluations, treatments, and education to diverse patient populations within the acute hospital setting.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to optimize functional outcomes, discharge planning, and care transitions. Prioritizing patient-centered care, you’ll contribute to program implementation and mentorship for staff and students.

Qualifications

• Exhibits effective communication and interprofessional skills.
• Requires physical stamina and ability to perform repetitive movements during therapy sessions.
• Demonstrates high-level problem-solving for patient safety during mobilization.

Responsibilities

• Completes occupational therapy documentation, billing, and statistics per team guidelines.
• Manages daily caseload with efficiency and maintains productivity standards.
• Mentors assistive personnel and delegates responsibilities per licensing guidelines.
• Provides clinical precepting and teaching for students or staff under supervision.
• Assists in planning and coordinating clinical programs and participates in continuous improvement.

Skills

Effective communication

Interprofessional collaboration

Physical stamina

Repetitive movements

Problem-solving

Education

Graduation from accredited OT program

Job description

Job Description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

UNC Hospitals Rehabilitation Services is accepting applications for a full-time Acute Care Occupational Therapist I position. Supporting our Enhanced Rehabilitation program in the acute hospital setting, the OT I will provide comprehensive consultations and therapeutic interventions to a diverse patient population with varying acuity levels. This person will collaborate directly with the interdisciplinary team to provide exceptional patient-centered care, facilitating functional improvement and discharge planning throughout care transitions.

The selected candidate will serve as a stakeholder, assisting in the implementation and sustainment of unit-based care team models to optimize patient care outcomes and best practices. Excellent time management and communication skills are required for this fast-paced environment; clinical experience in acute care is strongly preferred. A strong work ethic and growth-oriented mindset are essential characteristics for interested applicants.

Why UNCH? UNC Hospital has been recognized as a leader in patient experience, providing evidence-based care to patients from a broad geographic area throughout North Carolina. The hospital offers extensive employee incentives, which include competitive benefits and PTO accrual, health reimbursement arrangements, employee discounts, well-being programs, employee assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, legal planning, and retirement planning. Additionally, teammates will receive comprehensive orientation and mentoring, continuing education and specialty certification funds, professional development opportunities.

Summary:

The Occupational Therapist I provides evidence-based evaluation, treatment interventions, and educational instruction to patients and caregivers with various diagnoses, disabilities, and impairments affecting client factors (body function and structures), behavior patterns/roles/habits, and occupational performance. The clinician provides student shadowing, clinical instruction, and participates in departmental and community continuing education and outreach.

1. Completes occupational therapy documentation, billing, and statistics per team guidelines. Manage daily caseload with efficiency and efficacy. Meets productivity standards per team guidelines.
2. Administers assessment tools or instruments to assist in establishing a plan of care and subsequent modifications and manages resources to accomplish patient goals; Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
3. Mentors assistive personnel and delegates responsibilities as per licensing board guidelines.
4. Provides clinical precepting and teaching for students and/or staff under the guidance of the clinical specialist or other subject matter experts; Provides regular feedback, coaching and mentoring. Evaluates the learner's performance.
5. Assists in the planning and coordinating of clinical programs in collaboration with the clinical specialist or manager. Participates in continuous improvement in clinical services by attending and participating in departmental meetings and in-services.

Other Information

Other information:

• Education Requirements: Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
• Licensure/Certification Requirements: Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the state of North Carolina.
• Licensure/Certification Requirements: BLS within 3 months of hire date.
• Professional Experience Requirements: No prior experience required.
• Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Exhibits effective communication and interprofessional skills; requires physical stamina and repetitive movements, including, but not limited to, sitting, standing, kneeling, walking, and squatting during patient interventions while supporting one's weight; can engage in high-level problem-solving to ensure patient safety during mobilization.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Occupational Therapy

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $35.87 - $51.57 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.