Outpatient Occupational Therapist

Lexington Health; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

403(b) Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Forgiveness

Disability Coverage

Job summary

Lexington Health is seeking a PRN Occupational Therapist/OT to provide professional OT services to patients across the lifespan, from infant to geriatric, in our Columbia, South Carolina facilities. The role focuses on evaluation, treatment planning, and restorative therapies to improve daily functioning.

Responsibilities include patient assessments, treatment plan development, progress documentation, and education of patients and families.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an OT program approved by ACOTE or equivalent
• Current and active OT license by the State of South Carolina; CPR Certification
• No minimum years of experience required

Responsibilities

• Provide direct occupational therapy to patients per physician referral
• Assess and treat infants to geriatric patients across age groups
• Develop and implement OT treatment plans
• Document patient progress notes, evaluations, and discharge summaries
• Educate patients and families on home exercise programs
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and other departments
• Supervise students as needed
• Attend required departmental meetings and in-services

Skills

Direct patient care

Age-specific care

Documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

OT program ACOTE accredited

Job description

Otarre PT/OT

PRN

Day Shift

7a-6p prn

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607‑bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Performs occupational therapy professional services that are concerned with the evaluation and treatment of individuals to prevent, treat and restore function following disease, trauma, psychological or social disability. Services may include various occupational therapy tests, measurements, exercises and modalities.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Graduate of an OT program approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (or other AOTA endorsed accrediting body) or other educational program which the board considers to be equivalent

Minimum Years of Experience: None.

Substitutable Education & Experience: None.

Required Certifications/Licensure: Current and active Occupational Therapist license by the State of South Carolina; CPR Certification.

Required Training: None.

Essential Functions

• Provides direct occupational therapy patient care upon referral by a physician, or advanced practice provider.
• Demonstrates age specific competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient population.
• Infant (Birth to 1 year)
• Child (1 through 12 years)
• Adolescent (13 years through 17 years)
• Adult (18 years to 65 years)
• Geriatric (over 65 years)
• Evaluates patients using special occupational therapy tests and measurements such as muscle testing, functional tests, range of motion, activities of daily living analysis and orthotics assessment.
• Develops occupational therapy treatment plans.
• Administers occupational therapy treatments, such as upper extremity strengthening and coordination exercises, splint fabrication, sensory integration, pre-vocational skills, and activities of daily living training.
• Documents/records appropriate patient treatment data, such as patient progress notes, evaluation reports and discharge summaries.
• Instructs patients and their families in patient occupational therapy home program.
• Represents the department and exhibits effective communication with the interdisciplinary team.
• Consults with other professionals regarding patients' occupational therapy plan of care
• Takes orders from physicians' offices and hospital patient care team.
• Schedules patients as needed
• Represents department in meetings and provides in-service classes to other departments as needed.
• Assist in providing clinical supervision for students.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency, e.g. fire or disaster.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrates sound professional judgement and acts in accordance with the state occupational therapy practice act, hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Assesses treatment process and acts according to acceptable standards of occupational therapy practice and departmental policies and procedures.
• Participates in professional activities for continued self-development and growth of technical knowledge and skills.
• Meets deadlines with little supervision necessary.
• Uses effective time management to complete patient care assignments and meet departmental productivity standards.
• Uses safe techniques for protection of patients and self in performing duties.
• Demonstrates competence in safe delivery of care clinical practices.
• Maintains an optimistic and professional image and exhibits excellent customer service to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.
• Demonstrates teamwork while performing duties. Shows courtesy, compassion and respect. Conforms to the Service Expectation Policy.
• Reports to work on time and meets the hospital criteria for attendance and tardiness.

Benefits

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination‑free environment, and to recruit, select, on‑board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.

Nearest Major Market: Columbia

Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina