Occupational Therapist

St Anthony North Hospital • Westminster, CO

42d • $41 - $68 • Onsite

About The Position

St. Anthony North Hospital has been providing healthcare for over 50 years to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn, and Thornton. The campus features integrated physician clinics, an ambulatory surgery center, a birthing center, a Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds, and an outpatient diagnostics center. The hospital was awarded Magnet designation in 2023. The hospital focuses on convenience, wellness, and person-centered care, offering inpatient and outpatient services with an emphasis on preventive health and education.

As an outpatient Occupational Therapist, you will provide services for patients with neuromuscular, orthopedic, and other physically-related disorders. You will use the rehab process to promote and restore optimal health and well-being. Daily tasks include delivering specialized care such as mobility training, strengthening, modalities, manual therapy, and neuromuscular re-education. You will develop and implement individualized treatment plans to maximize patient function and recovery. Success in this role requires expertise in occupational therapy interventions for diverse physical disorders, strong assessment and treatment planning skills, and a commitment to patient-centered care.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association
• Current state licensure in occupational therapy upon hire or within three (3) months as required by the state of practice

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree
• Previous work experience providing direct patient care in outpatient
• Prior use of electronic medical records (EMR)

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients, presenting or referred to occupational therapy, by completing initial evaluation within time standards per department protocol.
• Applies appropriate diagnostic and prognostic testing for musculoskeletal, neurological and neuromuscular conditions.
• Evaluates assigned patients and develops treatment plans including specific goals and activities, reassessing and modifying plans as necessary based on patient's current level of function and makes appropriate disposition recommendations.
• Utilizes a variety of sensorimotor, neuromuscular reeducational, recreational and social activities to foster patients' achievement of maximum independence in activities of daily living.
• Applies technical knowledge in rehabilitative activities tailored to patient's needs including, but not limited to: ADL training, home safety assessment and education, use of compensatory techniques and equipment, neuromuscular and sensory reeducation, gross and fine motor coordination, evaluation and training, energy conservation, functional mobility, positioning, splinting and hand therapy techniques.
• Performs a variety of best practice and evidencebased therapeutic interventions to address the unique rehabilitation needs of each patient.

What This Job Offers

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