Occupational Therapist - Rural MT, Relocation Bonus

Key People; Miles City (MT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Key People in Miles City, Montana is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a hospital-based team. The role focuses on diagnostic evaluations, comprehensive treatment plans, and community reintegration for patients in a progressive rural healthcare setting.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in OT, are registered with AOTA, and licensed in Montana. The position offers day shifts, competitive hourly pay, full benefits, and relocation/sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy is required.
• Current registration with the American Occupational Therapy Association is required.
• Licensed within the State of Montana.

Responsibilities

• The Registered Occupational Therapist will provide diagnostic evaluations and treatment to assigned patients, and help patients reach maximum performance level and to use skills learned to the fullest to function in the community within the limits of their capabilities.
• Administers comprehensive evaluations and documents of assigned patients in accordance with departmental standards and procedures. Provides consultation in areas such as environmental design, adaptive equipment, proper positioning of patients to prevent contractures and splinting, and to agencies such as local schools, nursing homes, home care agencies, and hospital settings.
• Maintains timely and accurate patient records and reports.
• Designs and administers treatment programs to increase patients' levels of functioning. Uses therapeutic exercises and activities to improve or maintain strength, range of motion, and fine-motor coordination. Instructs patients in adapted techniques and the use of adaptive equipment for meal preparation, home management, dressing, feeding, and other self-care skills. Trains patients in the use of upper-extremity prosthetic devices to resume previous daily routines. Participates in home assessments.
• Provides therapy for neurological integration; administers sensor-motor integration treatment techniques and visual perceptual-motor remediation programs. Uses activities to increase developmental levels of patients. Designs and provides individualized therapy for adult learning-disabled patients.
• Designs and fabricates splints as specified by doctors' prescriptions; designs and/or fabricates slings and adaptive equipment to meet the needs of patients and/or their families.
• Administers treatment programs to traumatic brain-injured patients. Uses activities to improve judgment skills, reality orientation, and organizational skills.
• Provides prevention therapy to maintain functional skills; instructs patients in energy conservation, joint protection, safety techniques for sensory loss, and transferring and visual field deficits; instructs patients' families in personal care for patients, especially proper transfer techniques to avoid back strain.
• Provides activities to assess patients' organizational skills, attention spans, cognitive abilities, coordination (fine and gross-motor), and adaptive-equipment needs.
• Designs home programs and instructs patients or families in carrying out such programs.
• Participates in patient support groups with other team members.
• Provides evaluations and develops a plan of care.

Education

Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy

Job description

Key People in Miles City, Montana is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a hospital-based team. The role focuses on diagnostic evaluations, comprehensive treatment plans, and community reintegration for patients in a progressive rural healthcare setting.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in OT, are registered with AOTA, and licensed in Montana. The position offers day shifts, competitive hourly pay, full benefits, and relocation/sign-on bonus.