Occupational Therapist

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Occupational Therapist you will provide a continuum of services for patients with neuromuscular orthopedic and other physically-related disorders utilizing the rehab process to promote and restore optimal health and well-being.

Every day you will deliver specialized care including mobility training strengthening modalities manual therapy and neuromuscular re-education developing and implementing individualized treatment plans to maximize patient function and recovery.

To be successful in this role you will possess expertise in occupational therapy interventions for diverse physical disorders strong assessment and treatment planning skills and a commitment to patient-centered care.

• Evaluates patients presenting or referred to occupational therapy by completing initial evaluation within time standards per department protocol.
• Applies appropriate diagnostic and prognostic testing for musculoskeletal neurological and neuromuscular conditions.
• Evaluates assigned patients and develops treatment plans including specific goals and activities reassessing and modifying plans as necessary based on patients current level of function and makes appropriate disposition recommendations.
• Utilizes a variety of sensorimotor neuromuscular reeducational recreational and social activities to foster patients achievement of maximum independence in activities of daily living.
• Applies technical knowledge in rehabilitative activities tailored to patients needs including but not limited to: ADL training home safety assessment and education use of compensatory techniques and equipment neuromuscular and sensory reeducation gross and fine motor coordination evaluation and training energy conservation functional mobility positioning splinting and hand therapy techniques.
• Performs a variety of best practice and evidencebased therapeutic interventions to address the unique rehabilitation needs of each patient.

We are offering a $10000 sign-on bonus in addition to up to $8000 in relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy
  
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association
  
• Current state licensure in occupational therapy upon hire or within three (3) months as required by the state of practice
  

Preferred

• Masters Degree
  
• Previous work experience providing direct patient care in outpatient inpatient or inpatient rehab unit
  
• Prior use of electronic medical records (EMR)

Where Youll Work

For more than 50 years St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster Erie Brighton Broomfield Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics ambulatory surgery center birthing center with private birthing suites Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging 2023 we received our prestigious Magnet designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience wellness and person-centered care we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site with an emphasis on preventive health wellness and health education.

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