Occupational Therapist - Inpatient - Rust Medical Center
Occupational Therapist - Inpatient - Rust Medical Center
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Job Description
Overview
Our Rust Medical Center InPatient Rehab Department is seeking a Occupational Therapist (OT) to evaluate patients regarding the application of a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for rehabilitation of physical and developmental disorders
Type of Opportunity: Part Time FTE: .7 (38 Hours/week)
Work Schedule: Days
Sign-on Bonus & relocation available for qualified candidates.
How you grow learn and thrive matters here.
- Educational and career development options including tuition and certification reimbursement scholarship opportunities
- Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
- Shift differentials for nights and weekends
- Differentials for higher education certifications and various lead roles
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Loan forgiveness through theNew Mexico Higher Education Department
- EPIC electronic charting system
Interested in learning more
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Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy essential Masters degree preferred.
- Occupational Therapist requires detailed knowledge of occupational therapy in terms of what and how work is to be done as well as why it is done this level includes interpretation of data.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Basic understanding of the rules and regulations of the specific
setting - Less than one year experience in occupational therapy.
- BLS certification REQUIRED at time of hire
- Pediatric Physical Therapist
Occupational Therapist: Two years of experience providing infant/child developmental services preferred.
Competency or validation of participation in pediatric and NICU education and formal training and/or mentoring
Responsibilities
Evaluates and treats patients regarding the application of a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for rehabilitation of function/occupation and developmental disorders.
Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of patients served
Oversees and insures a comprehensive rehabilitation program designed to meet the physical cognitive psychosocial and immediate environmental well-being of the patient
Promotes patient/caregiver self-determination by optimizing outside resource utilization to achieve the highest level of independence.
Coordinates and communicates with various disciplines or services involved in patient care.
Coordinates efforts toward discharge goals established at initial evaluation and during episode of care.
Is a patient advocate.
Other duties as assigned.
Settings may include inpatient outpatient long term care community based care and home health care
Pediatric Occupational Therapist the following also apply:
Provide direct patient care and/or consultative services for children teens and infants in the PICU PEDs oncology unit and the premature and/or medically complex infants in the Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Just demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of babies and children served.
Oversees and ensures a comprehensive rehabilitation program designed to meet the physical neurodevelopmental outcomes supports infant/child mental health and immediate environmental well-being of the infant/child.
Promotes infant/caregiver/parent self-determination by optimizing outside resource utilization to achieve the highest level of independence.
Nurture the infant-family dyad.
Coordinates and communicates with various disciplines or services involved in the infants/child care.
Coordinates efforts toward discharge goals established at initial evaluation and during episode of care.
Is an infant child and family advocate.
This is an advanced practice area and not appropriate for COTA or New graduate OT.
Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
We offer more than the standard benefits!
Presbyterian employees gain access to a robust wellness program including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms nutrition coaching and classes wellness challenges and more!
Learn more about our employee benefits:
Why work at Presbyterian
As an organization we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers markets to partnering with local communities Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans. For our employees we offer a robust wellness program including free access to our on-site and community-based gyms nutrition coaching and classes wellness challenges and more.
Presbyterians story is really the story of the remarkable people who choose to work here. The hard work of our physicians nurses employees board members and volunteers grew Presbyterian from a tiny tuberculosis sanatorium to a statewide healthcare system that serves more than 875000 New Mexicans.
About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients members and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908 we are the states largest private employer with nearly 14000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4700 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 580000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
About Our Regional Delivery System
Presbyterians Regional Delivery System is a network of six hospitals and medical centers throughout rural New Mexico including locations in Clovis Espanola Ruidoso Santa Fe Socorro and Tucumcari. Our regional facilities are home to more than 1600 clinical and non-clinical employees who help make Presbyterian the states largest private employer with nearly 14000 statewide employees. With a variety of services ranging from general surgery to pediatrics to heart and cancer care our regional employees are proud to provide close-to-home care for their communities.
We are part of New Mexicos history - and committed to its future. That is why we will continue to work just as hard and care just as deeply to serve New Mexico for years to come.
About New Mexico
New Mexico continues to grow steadily in population and features a low cost-of living.
Varied landscapes bring filmmakers here from around the world to capture a slice of the natural beauty New Mexicans enjoy every day. Our landscapes are as diverse as our culture - from mountains forests canyons and lakes to caverns hot springs and sand dunes.
New Mexico offers endless recreational opportunities to explore and enjoy an active lifestyle. Venture off the beaten path challenge your body in the elements or open yourself up to the expansive sky. From hiking golfing and biking to skiing snowboarding and boating its all available among our beautiful wonders of the west.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
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