Occupational Therapist - Hand Clinic - Op Ortho Therapy

Best in Class Work Environment

• 5x Modern Healthcare Best Places to work
• America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 – Newsweek
• Best Employers for New Grads 2023- Forbes
• Greatest Workplace for Women 2023 - Newsweek

Benefits

• Sign-On Bonus available, plus front-loaded Time Off
• Student Loan Repayment available for qualified candidates
• Relocation Bonus available for qualified candidates
• Tuition reimbursement up to $1,200 per year     
• Additional Education Assistance programs available                      
• Health/Dental/Vision
• Retirement with employer match  
• 20% tuition discount on most classes at Cox College                  
• Daycare with extended hours, holidays and weekends
• Employee Discount at CoxHealth Fitness facilities
• Pharmacy delivery to your unit 
• On-site Employee Health services
• Opportunity to earn referral bonuses of up to $5,000 per hire for certain positions
• 1906 Employee Store
• Cafeteria discount

Job Summary

An Occupational Therapist with the Hand Clinic will assists patients with minimizing disability and developing skills and attitudes to increase independent functioning. Patients are referred for medical and educational services as indicated for a variety of orthopedic and neurologic diagnoses primarily pathological upper extremity conditions resulting from trauma, disease, congenital or acquired deformity. The Hand ClinicOccupational Therapist is responsible to plan and implement prevention, habilitation, or rehabilitation services including counseling and orientation that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury, focusing on evaluating and treating injuries and conditions of the upper extremity.

Job Requirements

• Education
  • Required: Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program
  • Preferred: Masters or Doctorate from an accredited program of Occupational Therapy
• Experience
  • Preferred: Experience in evaluating and treating injuries and conditions of the upper extremity.
• 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