Occupational Therapist - OUTPATIENT PRN

Elite Sports Medicine • Nashville, TN

23h • $50 • Onsite

About The Position

Outpatient Orthopedic Occupational Therapist – PRN – Hand Therapy MPOWER is looking for a PRN Occupational Therapist to support our Nashville, TN and Franklin, TN locations and add to our growing team. Come work in an outpatient orthopedic clinic with state-of-the-art facilities and a high-level, motivated patient population. At MPOWER we have on-site management support as well as specialized occupational therapy technicians to facilitate improved continuity of care. Occupational Therapists at MPOWER Physical Therapy work in a collaborative environment alongside upper extremity specialist orthopaedic surgeons at Elite Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic to provide superior care to patients through therapeutic rehabilitation, exercise and manual interventions as well as through custom fabrication of upper extremity splints. Certified Hand Therapists (CHT) encouraged to apply but not certification not required. MPOWER promotes a superior quality patient care experience and employee role success for newly hired therapists through an extensive onboarding and training period to ensure success in our clinics. This includes training and co-treatment of patients alongside an experienced Occupational Therapist already working at MPOWER as well as shadowing opportunities with the referring physicians at Elite Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics. JOB HIGHLIGHTS Starting Hourly Rate: $50 per hour No weekend hours Opportunities for consistent working hours during the year Therapy Technician Clinic Support On-Site Management Support Internal Clinical Development Opportunities including MD shadowing in clinic and surgery Collaboration with other Therapists

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral level degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university required
• Minimum two years’ experience in a physician office or orthopedic setting (new graduates must demonstrate superior ability to perform through a clinical affiliation or by other comparable means)
• Current Occupational Therapy license in the state of Tennessee
• Firm command of therapy payer-specific billing issues and documentation standards
• Firm command of MS Office Suite, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management (PM) and other key applications
• Able to maintain company legal and professional confidentiality requirements across employees, patients, and clients
• Neat, professional appearance

Nice To Haves

• Training and experience in orthopedic care, splinting and manual therapy preferred
• Certified Hand Therapists (CHT) encouraged to apply but not certification not required.

Responsibilities

• Ability to manage multiple patients, administer appropriate modalities and treatments including manual therapy techniques, orthopedic splinting and appropriate therapeutic exercise prescription
• Accurate and timely documentation and billing to support reimbursement for treatment interventions
• Provide home education materials to all patients through practice preferred software
• Follow the established plan of care for each patient on assigned caseload
• Communicate with treating full-time therapist any changes in patient status and suggested adjustments to the established plan of care
• Strive to meet company productivity standards for cancellation and no-show rates
• Strive to meet company standards for appropriate units of service per visit
• Maintain current Occupational Therapist licensure in the state of Tennessee and meet licensure requirements for continuing education hours
• Supervise assigned Therapy Technician: Timely communication of any changes in availability and reply to requests for coverage to management

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level