Pediatric Occupational Therapist

100 Georgetown Hospital System; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tidelands Health is seeking an Occupational Therapist to provide a full range of therapeutic services in an outpatient rehabilitation environment. You will conduct assessments, plan treatments, implement interventions, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support patient recovery.

Responsibilities include thorough documentation, meeting productivity targets, promoting NextStep Rehabilitation programs to clinicians, and reducing cancellations to improve care quality and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Licensure: OT License by the state of South Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required ACLS preferred.
• Special Skills: Ability to utilize therapy equipment in an outpatient rehabilitation setting to provide treatment and procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Document per clinical/department guidelines and meet monthly chart audit expectations.
• Achieve the established average monthly patient care productivity metric year to date.
• Promote/educate NextStep Rehabilitation programs to referring physicians and healthcare providers.
• Proactively improve cancel/no-show percentage to enhance quality care and patient outcomes.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Skills

BLS Certification

ACLS Preferred

Education

OT License (SC Board)

Job description

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Position Summary

Responsible for providing a full range of therapeutic services including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position’s qualification, professional practices and ethical standards. The incumbent shall also demonstrate accountability for the contribution to program development, quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion. The employee may have job functions where they will handle and deliver medications based on the requirements of their job in the assigned work facility.

Essential Functions

• Performed documentation per clinical / department guidelines and meets expectations of monthly department chart audits.
• Achieve the established average monthly patient care productivity metric year to date.
• Promote / educate NextStep Rehabilitation programs to referring physicians and healthcare providers
• Proactively impact his or her cancel / no show percentage as it relates to improving quality care and patient outcomes
• The employee will complete other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education / Experience:

• Licensure: OT License by the state of South Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required ACLS preferred.
• Special Skills: Ability to utilize therapy equipment an outpatient rehabilitation setting to provide treatment and procedures preferred.

Physical Requirements

Medium / Heavy: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently (activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) required to stand, sit, and walk; occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) to use hands, fingers; and frequently to talk or hear. The employee must exert 35 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 15 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.

Company Culture

At Tidelands Health, we are united by a single, shared mission: We help people live better lives through better health. It’s a commitment embodied in the extraordinary care we provide our patients and the award-winning workplace that welcomes our team every day. A proud not-for-profit organization, we are the largest health care provider in our beautiful coastal region of South Carolina. Enjoy year-round access to the Myrtle Beach area’s warm, sunny climate and outstanding quality of life as you fulfill your professional dreams. Here, you’ll find a workplace culture built around a spirit of inclusion, teamwork, mutual respect and recognition for a job well done. Discover what it’s like to work for an organization that values who you are as much as we appreciate what you do.