Occupational Therapist Acute Care, Atrium Health Union, PRN

Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation

Job Location:

Union, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 49 - 49

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Department:

37694 Atrium Health Union - Physical Therapy

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

Hours Per Week:

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Varying schedule with monthly weekend requirement

Pay Range

$49.00 - $49.00

Evaluates plans directs and administers programs of Occupational Therapy (OT) upon referral by the physician. Plans and conducts OT programs to restore function prevent disability and help patients reach their maximum level of independence. Performs supervisory duties.

Essential Functions

Directs and supervises activities of OT assistants OT technicians students and volunteers involved in administering care to patients and assists with orienting new and rotating staff.
Evaluates patients and establishes appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities procedures exercise programs and patient education as warranted by the patients diagnosis and condition.
Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record physician reports patient and/or family as evidenced by documentation and identifies need for and utilizes appropriate assistive and orthotic devices.
Documents evaluations tests progress notes daily treatment notes attendance records patient/family education outcomes discharge notes and charges.
Re-evaluates patients as needed modifying goals and treatment as patients status changes.
Communicates patients evaluation and subsequent progress to physician referral sources and other clinical staff and coordinates patients schedule treatment programs discharge planning and recommends solutions to patient care problems.
Provides and documents patient and family education in regard to deficits progress toward goals and therapeutic techniques with individualized instruction for a home program including equipment use.

Physical Requirements
Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication. Vision (corrected) adequate for reading. Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties. Sitting standing and walking required throughout the day. Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs kneeling twisting bending; on occasion crouching crawling and reaching overhead. Lifting of patients equipment or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally. Able to laterally transfer patients 100 pounds rarely. Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to patients/caregivers. Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves goggles gowns and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids. Work is in a fast-paced clinical environment. The work environment is primarily indoors but occasionally outdoors.

Education Experience and Certifications

Bachelors Degree in OT from an accredited OT program required. applicable state license for OT required. BLS required per policy guidelines.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:

Compensation

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training
Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation health outcomes consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology neurosciences oncology pediatrics and rehabilitation as well as organ transplants burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1000 care locations and offers one of the nations largest graduate medical education programs with over 2000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Required Experience:

Department:37694 Atrium Health Union - Physical TherapyStatus: Part timeBenefits Eligible:NoHours Per Week:0Schedule Details/Additional Information:Varying schedule with monthly weekend requirementPay Range$49.00 - $49.00Evaluates plans directs and administers programs of Occupational Therapy (OT) u...