Occupation Therapist - Ot - Prn - Acute Care Therapy

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Benefits

• Preventive Health Plans available
• Daycare with extended hours, holidays and weekends
• Employee Discount at CoxHealth Fitness facilities
• Pharmacy delivery to your unit 
• On-site Employee Health services
• 1906 Employee Store
• 20% tuition discount on most classes at Cox College
• Opportunity to earn referral bonuses of up to $5,000 per hire for certain positions
• Cafeteria discount

• An Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluates and treats patients in the acute medical setting. The OT treats patients of all ages as ordered immediately post trauma, surgery, acute medical event or exacerbation. Acute Care OT assist patients in reaching their highest level of independence in activities of daily living. OT staff make recommendations for the next level of care as well as adaptive equipment needed. OT staff plan and implement prevention, habilitation, and rehabilitation services including counseling and orientation for mobility, pain relief, increasing strength, and/or improving or correcting disabling conditions. Occupational therapists participate in a rotation approximately every 3 months in the following medical units: medical ICU’s, trauma, cardiology, medical/surgical, oncology, neurology, and orthopedic. Specialty areas for Occupational Therapists include: splinting, visual perception, wound care, lymphedema, pediatrics, perinatal and neonatal care.

• Education
  • Required: Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program
  • Preferred: Masters or Doctorate from an accredited program of Occupational Therapy
• Experience
  • No prior experience required
• Skills
  • Good clinical expertise, communication skills, human relations skills and organizational skills required.
  • Self-motivated individual who can work independently with little direct supervision required
  • Has demonstrated interest in professional growth by attendance at continuing education workshops, and applications of new principles and/or techniques.
• Licensure/Certification/Registration
  • Required: License of Occupational Therapy active in the state of Missouri
  • Required: BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire