Occupational Therapist, Hand Therapist, Per Diem

UMass Memorial Health • Worcester, MA

22h • $35 - $62

About The Position

Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. Evaluates and treats patients using manual techniques, purposeful activities and physical agent modalities. Provides clinical supervision to assistants, aides and students. Participates in departmental activities to assure smooth operations and facilitate program enhancement.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Basic Master's degree in Occupational or Physical Therapy from accredited OT or PT school or equivalent.
• Current license to practice Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• AOTCB/NBCOT certification, or eligible and registered for next examination COT.
• Successful completion of National Physical Therapy Board Examination, or eligible for examination and scheduled for next sitting.
• Cover various shifts as needed

Responsibilities

• Administers therapy evaluations and develops treatment plan for patients with hand/upper extremity injuries or dysfunction, including infants and children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics and frail elderly, inpatient and outpatient.
• Provides individual treatment to remediate, restore and/or compensate for sensorimotor,
• neuromuscular, or musculoskeletal dysfunction.
• Fabricates static and dynamic splints, utilizes physical agent modalities as per licensure and training.
• Facilitates return to activities of daily living through provision of adaptive devices, education in compensatory techniques and use of goal directed activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees