Occupational Therapist - Carolinas Rehab Northeast

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Concord, NC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Carolinas Rehabilitation NorthEast is a comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Concord, North Carolina, providing specialized therapy for adults recovering from complex illness, injury, or surgery. Occupational therapists work as part of an interdisciplinary team to help patients regain independence, maximize functional abilities, and meet meaningful recovery goals in a supportive, patient-centered environment. Upon physician referral, the Occupational Therapist evaluates, plans, directs, and administers occupational therapy programs in an inpatient acute-level setting. The therapist plans and conducts programs to restore function, prevent disability, and help patients achieve their maximum level of independence. The role also includes supervising Occupational Therapy Assistants, Rehab Technicians, volunteers, and students. The position provides direct therapy services in care settings where services are required seven days a week, including holidays. The work is performed in a fast-paced clinical environment, primarily indoors and occasionally outdoors. The schedule is weekdays with rotating weekend and holiday coverage, for 40 hours per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy.
Applicable state occupational therapy license.
BLS certification required per policy guidelines.
Ability to meet the physical requirements of the role, including frequent lifting up to 20 pounds, occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, and rare lateral transfer of patients weighing 100 pounds.
Adequate corrected hearing and vision, intelligible speech, and language and cognitive skills to perform job duties.

Responsibilities

Provide direct occupational therapy services to patients in applicable inpatient care settings, including acute care, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing facilities.
Evaluate patients and select and administer appropriate assessment techniques.
Synthesize patient information to establish care plans, including modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups, and patient education as warranted by the patient’s diagnosis, condition, age, and discharge needs.
Gather and interpret relevant information from medical records, physician reports, patients, and families, and document findings.
Communicate evaluations and patient progress to physicians, referral sources, and other clinical staff.
Coordinate patient schedules and treatment programs, contribute to discharge planning, and recommend solutions to patient care problems.
Document evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance, patient and family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges.
Supervise Occupational Therapy Assistants, Rehab Technicians, volunteers, and students.
Demonstrate appropriate exercises and activities to patients and caregivers.