Occupational Therapist - Outpatient, Carolinas Rehab Charlotte

Atrium Health Enterprise; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte is seeking a licensed occupational therapist with experience in lymphedema management to join our large, hospital-based outpatient therapy team.

The role focuses on lymphedema care with opportunities to support orthopedic and neurologic patients based on interest and department needs. You will assess, plan, document, and advocate for patients while providing mentorship and clinical leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in OT required.
• Licensed OT in applicable state.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assess and document patient's medical, emotional, and functional needs at admission and ongoing.
• Develop and implement a plan of care including discharge planning and resources.
• Advocate for patients; treat patients and families with compassion and safety.
• Demonstrate clinical reasoning and skills to conduct accurate assessments and therapy activities; evaluate intervention effectiveness.
• Identify normal course of illness and intervene when deviations occur.
• Communicate patient information and document actions and plan of care thoroughly.
• Provide clinical leadership and mentoring to staff and students.

Skills

Lymphedema management

Clinical documentation

Patient advocacy

Clinical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

State OT license

BLS for Healthcare Providers

Job description

Join the Outpatient Therapy team at Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte. We are seeking a therapist with experience in lymphedema management to join our large, hospital-based outpatient rehabilitation team. Our facility serves a diverse and medically complex patient population across lymphedema, orthopedic, and neurologic diagnoses. The primary focus of this position will be lymphedema care, with opportunities to support orthopedic and/or neurologic patient populations based on interest, experience, and department needs.

Essential Functions

• Assesses and documents patient's medical, mental and emotional needs at admission and on an on-going basis.
• Develops and implements a plan of care to meet patient and family needs, to include discharge planning and utilization of available resources.
• Acts as patient advocate; treats patients and families with compassion and implements plan of care in a safe and timely manner.
• Demonstrates clinical reasoning, coupled with clinical skills to conduct accurate clinical assessments and perform patient care activities; evaluates effectiveness of therapy interventions, identifies and prioritizes patient/family strengths, needs and priorities.
• Identifies the normal course of illness in assigned patient population recognizing and intervening appropriately when deviations occur.
• Communicates patient information and thoroughly documents therapist's actions and plan of care.
• Provides clinical leadership and mentoring.

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 program required. applicable state license for Occupational Therapy required. Possess and maintain Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required.