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Job Description
Must Have:
- Certified Hand Therapy certification
- Minimum 2 years of OT experience
- Texas OT license
CHT is required for this position
We are pleased to announce a job opening for an Occupational Therapist Certified Hand Therapist.
Our advanced Willis Clinic set to open in May 2025 offers the privilege of partnering with renowned hand surgeons and provides vast opportunities for professional development including our American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) accredited hand fellowship.
The successful candidate will divide their professional time between our facility and Woodlands Rockets Orthopedics Hospital working alongside other highly skilled Certified Hand Therapists.
Please note that applicants must currently hold certification in the relevant field as we are not considering those awaiting certification.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelors or graduate degree in occupational therapy from an accredited universitybased occupational therapy program
Licenses/Certifications: Current License to practice Occupational Therapy by the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners license required. Current Certification in Basic Life Support. Advanced Education or clinical certification preferred
Experience / Knowledge / Skills:
- The position requires occasional/frequent lifting up to 75100 pounds and carrying of up to 30 pounds; prolonged standing; frequent walking stooping and squatting.
- Fine hand dexterity eyehand coordination the ability to receive oral and written communication and to communicate verbally and in writing are also necessary.
- The visual ability to monitor instruments computers and equipment recognize alphanumeric characters distinguish colors and observe physical characteristics are essential to this position.
Principal Accountabilities
- Assumes responsibility in the care of the patient. Performs complete comprehensive evaluation of patients with a physician s referral. Accurately interprets evaluation findings. Completes a written plan of care develops goals based on evaluation findings and develops a comprehensive program to attain goals.
- Implements an occupational therapy treatment program and provides advanced occupational therapy treatments. Demonstrates competency in performing advanced occupational therapy skills. Assesses patients periodically to monitor progress towards treatment goals and alters goals plan or program as indicated for assessment. Motivates and instructs patient/caregiver using appropriate methods.
- Communicates effectively with staff patients/caregivers and professional colleagues to include physicians and insurance companies.
- Manages time effectively.
- Documents appropriately in the medical record and completes other documentation duties accurately and efficiently.
- Supervises assistants and support staff with a professional open environment and takes an active role in ensuring safe and effective performance.
- Serves as clinical resource mentor and clinical instructor to staff students hospital schools and the community in general.
- Promote individual professional growth and development by professional organization participation and community service advanced education specialty certification research project and/or advisory board membership.
- Identifies need for new departmental programs or for revision of existing ones in response to the changing health environment. Conceptualizes designs and implements new or revised programs.
- Assists with departmental planning including departmental strategic plans budgets goals policies procedures standards of care and marketing.
- Initiate and oversee department projects.
- Actively participate and significantly contribute to system/facility committees and taskforces
- Lead departmental committees and taskforces.
- Demonstrates leadership skills by assisting manager/director with daily operations staffing and needs as assigned by manager/director.
- Develops and presents education/inservices/journal reviews to colleagues peers and the community.
- Presents relevant special topics in professional literature at clinic meetings grand rounds conferences university settings and meetings as delegated or requested by the faculty.
- Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences. Models Memorial Hermann s service standards by providing safe caring personalized and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.
- Other duties as assigned.
Must Have: Certified Hand Therapy certification Minimum 2 years of OT experience Texas OT license
Employment Type
Full Time
