Occupational Therapist - Physical Therapy - Part Time

Atrium Health Navicent Outpatient Rehabilitation provides comprehensive therapy services for patients recovering from injury, illness, surgery, or neurological conditions. Our interdisciplinary team delivers evidence-based occupational, physical, and speech therapy focused on maximizing independence, improving functional outcomes, and helping patients safely return to the activities that matter most. As part of this team, the Occupational Therapist collaborates closely with patients, families, and healthcare providers to support individualized rehabilitation goals across a diverse outpatient population. Provides comprehensive therapeutic patient care to ensure positive patient outcomes. Educates the patient, significant others, and other health care providers to assure continuity of the patient care plan. Interacts with other departments and members of the medical team in developing and implementing interdisciplinary patient care plans to ensure comprehensive medical care. Supervises occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students to develop their clinical skills and ensure the delivery of quality patient care. S. degree from accredited occupational therapy school. Previous hospital experience preferred. LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION : Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building. Following hospital policies and procedures. Following departmental policies and procedures. Contributing to the overall quality of services. Assuming responsibility for keeping informed about changes in policies and procedures. Provides patient care assessment and treatment. Recommends next level of care. Ensures quality patient outcomes. Supervises support staff assisting with patient care by providing direction and feedback. Completes written patent evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy. Meets department financial and productivity standards. Participates in process management to optimize quality and efficiency of services. Identifies quality and operational opportunities. Researches and suggests evidence based best practices to improve quality of patient care. Promotes professional development and education of other health care workers and provides representation on committees. Conducts in-service training programs to provide state-of-the-art information to health care workers and enhances safety. Shares clinical expertise with other therapists, student affiliates, and other health care professionals. Communicates in a professional and timely manner with patients, physicians, staff, and all external customers. Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines. Demonstrates age/developmentally specific knowledge, skills, and abilities for the patients served. Utilizes knowledge of age/developmentally specific data when assessing patients. Maintains competence related to age/developmentally specific patient care by regularly updating knowledge of growth and development and the aging process. SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS : Able to communicate on a professional level with physicians, nurses, and other health care providers and provide quality care for patients. however occasional conditions with high moisture content. Frequent exposure to bloodborne pathogens and airborne pathogens, may be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases. Subject to electro-mechanical hazards. Exposure to chemicals used in cleaning. Occasionally handles emergency or crises situations. Required personal protective equipment eye protection, face protections, gown, mask, lab coat and sterile and non-sterile gloves, shoe covers. maximum Schedule Details/Additional Information Monday to Friday 8 hour days weekend and holidays requirements Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation Base compensation within the position’s pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate’s job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc); About Advocate Heath Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.