Occupational Therapist - Inpatient Rehab, Carolinas Rehab Charlotte

Advocate Health•Charlotte, NC

2d•$36 - $53

About The Position

The Occupational Therapist evaluates, plans, directs, and administers occupational therapy programs in an inpatient acute-level setting upon physician referral. The role plans and conducts therapy to restore function, prevent disability, and help patients achieve their maximum level of independence. The therapist works with a collaborative rehabilitation team supporting patients with spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, and oncology needs, and supervises Occupational Therapy Assistants, Rehabilitation Technicians, volunteers, and students. The position provides direct therapy services in levels of care that require service seven days a week, including holidays. It involves evaluating patients, selecting and administering assessment techniques, developing appropriate care plans, interpreting clinical information, communicating progress with physicians and other clinical staff, coordinating treatment and discharge planning, and documenting care and outcomes. The role is based in a fast-paced clinical environment, primarily indoors with occasional outdoor work. The schedule is variable, and the position is full-time at 40 hours per week. The listed pay range is $35.50–$53.25.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy.
Applicable state license for Occupational Therapy.
BLS certification required per policy guidelines.
Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including lifting and transferring patients and demonstrating exercises and activities to patients or caregivers.

Responsibilities

Provide direct therapy services in acute care, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing settings, including services required seven days a week and on holidays.
Evaluate patients and select and administer appropriate assessment techniques.
Develop patient care plans that may include modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups, and patient education, considering the patient’s diagnosis, condition, age, and discharge needs.
Gather and interpret 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, participate in 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, Rehabilitation Technicians, volunteers, and students.