Occupational Therapist - Acute Care, Carolinas Medical Center, Full-Time
About The Position
Join a collaborative acute care rehabilitation team at Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health’s flagship Level I Trauma Center and regional referral hospital. Occupational therapists work alongside physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, physicians, nurses, and case management teams to provide comprehensive care for medically complex patients across trauma, neurology, oncology, cardiac, critical care, transplant, and surgical service lines. This fast-paced environment offers opportunities to support patients throughout their acute hospitalization, helping them maximize function, promote safe discharge planning, and improve quality of life through evidence-based, patient-centered care.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy required.
- Applicable state license for OT required.
- BLS required per policy guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Evaluates, plans, directs and administers programs of Occupational Therapy in an inpatient acute level setting, upon referral by the physician.
- Plans and conducts OT programs to restore function, prevent disability, and help patients reach their maximum level of independence.
- Supervises Occupational Therapy Assistants, Rehab Technicians, volunteers and students.
- Provides direct therapy services to patients admitted to a level of care where service provision is required 7 days a week, including holidays (acute care, rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility).
- Evaluates patients, selects and administers assessment techniques, synthesizes information to establish appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups and patient education as warranted by a holistic view of the patient's diagnosis, condition, age, and contextual needs of discharge disposition.
- Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation.
- Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff and coordinates patient's schedule, treatment programs, regarding discharge planning and recommends solutions to patient care problems.
- Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
