Occupational Therapist Full Time Physical Therapy

Occupational Therapist
The Occupational Therapist is forward-thinking who excels at assessing patients’ strengths and weaknesses and devising creative but effective treatment plans. Therapists must practice discretion & maintain patient confidentiality. Must operate a high-energy, positive-thinking environment and offer patients positive encouragement to achieve their goals. You will be expected to utilize your training and skills to aid patients in the goal of healing, recovering, improving pain level/tolerance, and maximizing functional independence. Occupational Therapist examines patients using fundamental clinical knowledge, implements a treatment plan and executes plan of care on a daily basis. We are also seeking an applicant with experience in Hand Therapy. The ideal applicant will have comprehensive knowledge of Hand Therapy screens/evaluations, treatments and orthosis fabrication.
JAG Physical Therapy’s care-first model of rehabilitation may be the change you are looking for! JAG Physical Therapy, a comprehensive outpatient, orthopedic physical therapy company with over 150 facilities throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, is seeking compassionate and motivated individuals to join our winning team! JAG has been honored by the area’s top publications as the best in the business based on growth and outcomes and is considered the Gold Standard for physical therapy care by the Metro area’s largest healthcare systems and insurance providers.

up to $7,500 sign-on bonus

• up to $2,500 relocation bonus
• Quarterly Bonuses
• Health, Dental, & Vision Benefits
• HSA Options including dependent care, medical, and commuter benefits
• $10,000.00 Term Life Insurance benefit at NO cost to employees
• Continuing Education reimbursements
• Yearly review for growth opportunities
• New Grad Mentorship Program
• Bachelors or Masters Degree required, Doctorate degree preferred
• Licensed Occupational Therapist
• Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) preferred, but not required
• 1+ years of experience working in an outpatient hand therapy center preferred
• Experience/knowledge with an EMR software is preferred
• Basic computer skills
• Works as a team member and individually with minimal supervision
• Performs comprehensive evaluations, assessments, and interventions for patients with post-surgical and non-surgical Upper Extremity diagnoses.
• Collects and records patient care data that follows format and guidelines of the patient care service, regulatory agencies and third party payers which reflects an understanding of reimbursement systems and their impact on patient care.
• Additionally records daily billing and follows department guidelines for productivity.
• Prepares for the evaluation in accordance with department policies/procedures and standards of practice including obtaining patient history, exhibiting knowledge of patient diagnoses and researching unfamiliar diagnoses.
• Identifies need for consultations and/or refers the patient to another health care professional or health care services. Provides education/training to patient and/or patient support system
• Functional Training-This includes but is not limited to:, therapeutic activities ADLs/IADLs, rehabilitation equipment prescription and training
• Provide data, note writing using Prompt EMR for all treatments provided
• Attends annual JAG PT Billing and Coding seminar
• Present 1 facility level in- service annually
• Promotes JAG PT in the community through lectures/presentation
• What you’ll love about us section is based on full time employment with the company and is not guaranteed based on employment type.

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