Occupational Therapist at Upson Regional Hospital in Thomaston

Innovative Therapy Concepts • Thomaston, GA

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

Innovative Therapy Concepts (ITC) is a Physical Therapist owned and operated Therapy management organization that has a longstanding partnership with Upson Regional Medical Center to provide management of their therapy services. ITC is searching for an Occupational Therapist that is seeking to join an organization that looks to “Elevate the Experience" as we encounter each patient we serve. This full-time opportunity at Upson Regional Medical Center involves evaluating and treating patients in multiple settings, including inpatient acute and outpatient. You will treat a diverse adult population with diagnoses including stroke, traumatic brain injury, neurological disorders, arthritis, joint replacements, fractures, and other orthopedic or chronic conditions. The role helps patients improve strength, coordination, upper extremity function, and independence with daily living activities while providing personalized, compassionate care in a rewarding rural setting. This position allows a therapist to treat patients throughout the continuum of care, providing consistency and continuity of care throughout various hospital-based settings.

Requirements

• Graduate from a CAPTE-accredited physical therapy program
• Responsible individual with a solid work ethic
• Excellent communication and people skills
• New graduates are welcome to apply.
• Must have an active and current Occupational Therapist License that allows you to practice in the state in which you work.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Knowledge of ReDoc Database software; World Wide Web, Email Internet software; Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software and Microsoft Word Word Processing software.

Nice To Haves

• Experienced Occupational Therapists and New Graduates Welcome to Apply
• strong drive to learn and grow - enhance your clinical skills while working with an experienced team
• strong emphasis on patient care, quality, outcomes, and efficiency

Responsibilities

• Plans program involving activities such as manual arts and crafts.
• Provides practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, and activities of daily living.
• Coordinates participation in sensorimotor, educational, recreational, and social activities designed to help patients or disabled persons develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities.
• Consults with other members of rehabilitation team to select activity program consistent with needs and capabilities of individual and to coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
• Selects constructive activities suited to individual's physical capacity, intelligence level, and interest to upgrade individual to maximum independence, prepare individual for return to employment, assist in restoration of functions, and aid in adjustment to disability.
• Teaches individuals skills and techniques required for participation in activities and evaluates individual's progress.
• Designs and constructs special equipment for individual and suggests adaptation of individual's work-living environment.
• Requisitions supplies and equipment.
• Lays out materials for individual's use and cleans and repairs tools at end of sessions.
• Conducts training programs or participates in training medical and nursing students and other workers in occupational therapy techniques and objectives.
• Supervising Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants or Techs in some situations.

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus weekly productivity bonus
• Excellent benefits package, including 401k with company match - Vested from day one
• $1,000 continuing education allotment
• Reimbursement for licensure and membership dues
• Wellness Program where we reimburse up to $30 a month towards gym membership as well as participation in active community events (5 K’s/Fun Runs/Mud Runs/Triathlons/etc.)
• Clinical Mentorship targeting the development of your clinical skillset
• Career Development through the ITC Elevate Program focused on both personal and professional growth.
• Referral Program issuing up to $8,000 for the referral of another team member

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level