Occupational Therapist

In your role as an occupational therapist (OT), you’ll be the connection between the additional one-on-one time we enjoy with each patient and the progress they make. Following them throughout their stay, you’ll work with the latest technologies and experience unprecedented growth opportunities within your chosen field. Get to know your patients and help them reach their goals, while pursuing some of your own as part of national post-acute care leader Encompass Heath.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST (OT)

Here is your opportunity to channel the full extent of your knowledge, skills, ambition, and experience on a daily basis. Inspire our patients to progress each day as you:


• Effectively delegate tasks and supervise occupational therapist assistants and technicians.

• Provide occupational therapy treatment and patient care according to hospital, state and federal regulations and professional guidelines.

• Maintain open and ongoing communication with hospital departments to ensure that patient, staff and hospital needs are met.

Credentials:

• Current state licensure or certification on or before first day of employment required.

• CPR certification preferred, unless otherwise required by hospital policy.

• Successful completion of a degree from an accredited therapy program or one that is determined to be substantially equivalent to a U.S.-accredited program by an appropriate certifying agency preferred.

• Effective communication skills for working with patients, families, and caregivers required.

• Demonstrated competency in occupational therapy evaluation, assessment, care planning and treatment.