Occupational Therapist - Full-time

Overview

Position: Occupational Therapist (OT)

Location: Gulfport, MS

Schedule: Full-time Monday - Friday Compensation: $30/hour to $54/hour - based on years of experience

Sign-on Bonus: $5,000

Select Specialty Hospital - Gulf Coast (Gulfport) is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Occupational Therapists (OT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Why Join Us:

• Start Strong : Extensive and thorough Occupational Therapist (OT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Advance Your Career : Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
• Elevate Your Skills : Clinical ladder program.
• Ease the Burden : Student debt benefit program.
• Your Health Matters : Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

• Participate in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment
• Supervise certified occupational therapy assistants (OTAs), as well as OT and COTA students
• Conduct individual patient therapy regimens
• Monitor patients’ responses to treatment
• Participate in continuing education seminars and in-services

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Current state licensure as an Occupational Therapist required.
• Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans