Lead Occupational Therapist Acute Care
About The Position
Responsible for the development of therapy services. He/She performs direct clinical therapy services in addition to facilitating positive clinical, regulatory and departmental functions. Serves as a direct liaison between front line clinical staff and department director. This position also serves as a point individual for key hospital committees and initiatives. Duties include (but are not limited to): assisting with daily staffing for the acute PT/OT department, ensuring departmental adherence to set productivity parameters, providing key input in strategic and operational planning and promoting staff consensus, actively participating in key initiatives including: patient experience, staff/leader rounding, orthopedics/spine/stroke and neuro programming. This individual is also closely involved with department director in regulatory compliance tasks, as well as helping to ensure ongoing staff competency requirements are met.
Requirements
- 1-3 years clinical experience and 6 months experience in related management/leadership capacity preferred.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- (OTR) Occupational Therapist Registered
- Masters Degree
Responsibilities
- assisting with daily staffing for the acute PT/OT department
- ensuring departmental adherence to set productivity parameters
- providing key input in strategic and operational planning and promoting staff consensus
- actively participating in key initiatives including: patient experience, staff/leader rounding, orthopedics/spine/stroke and neuro programming
- involved with department director in regulatory compliance tasks
- helping to ensure ongoing staff competency requirements are met
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Hospitals
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
