Occupational Therapist - Levine Children's Hospital, PRN

Advocate Health • Charlotte, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital is a nationally recognized pediatric hospital providing comprehensive, family-centered care across medical and surgical specialties. Occupational Therapists collaborate with physicians, nurses, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other rehabilitation professionals to support children with complex medical conditions in acute care and inpatient rehabilitation settings, helping patients maximize function, independence, and quality of life.

The Occupational Therapist evaluates, plans, directs, and administers occupational therapy programs upon physician referral. The role plans and conducts programs to restore function, prevent disability, and help patients achieve their maximum independence. It also includes supervisory duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited OT program.
• Applicable state license for Occupational Therapy.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as required by policy guidelines.
• Ability to meet the position's physical requirements, including lifting patients, equipment, or supplies up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally, and rarely laterally transferring patients weighing 100 pounds.
• Adequate corrected hearing and vision, intelligible speech, and language and cognitive skills to perform job duties.
• Ability to demonstrate appropriate exercises and activities to patients and caregivers.

Nice To Haves

• Hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise occupational therapy assistants, technicians, students, and volunteers involved in patient care, and assist with orienting new and rotating staff.
• Evaluate patients and establish care plans that may include modalities, procedures, exercise programs, and patient education appropriate to the patient's diagnosis and condition.
• Gather and interpret information from medical records, physician reports, patients, and families; document findings; identify the need for and use appropriate assistive and orthotic devices.
• Document evaluations, tests, progress and daily treatment notes, attendance, patient and family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges.
• Re-evaluate patients as needed and modify goals and treatment as their status changes.
• Communicate evaluations and progress to physicians, referral sources, and other clinical staff; coordinate schedules, treatment programs, and discharge planning; and recommend solutions to patient care problems.
• Provide and document patient and family education about deficits, progress, and therapeutic techniques, including individualized home programs and equipment use.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• 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.
• Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, depending on the role.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

What This Job Offers

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