What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist - Rehab Therapy position at CoxHealth?
Summary
Best in Class Work Environment
- 5x Modern Healthcare Best Places to work
- America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 – Newsweek
- Best Employers for New Grads 2023- Forbes
- Greatest Workplace for Women 2023,2024 - Newsweek
- Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024 – Newsweek
- Best Employers by State – Missouri – 2023 – Forbes
Benefits
- $10,000 Sign-On Bonus available, plus front-loaded Time Off
- Relocation Bonus available for qualified candidates
- Student Loan Repayment available for qualified candidates
- Robust, fully customizable benefits package including Medical/Vision/Dental and more!
- No cost eCare visits
- Employer-provided mental health services for employees and eligible family members
- Retirement with employer match up to 5%
- Tuition discounts and reimbursement available for continuing your education
- CoxHealth Fitness Center and Child Care discounts
- Opportunity to earn referral bonuses per hire for certain positions
Job Summary
- This Occupational Therapist (OT) will provide care to young adult thru geriatric populations in a variety of settings to include IP Rehab, SNF and Acute Care (specific to elective total joints). Following physician orders, responsible to assess, develop, and implement treatment plans directed at a minimum to prevention, management of conditions and/or rehabilitation. OT’s assist patients in achieving their highest level of independence in activities of daily living. Treatments focus on education/instruction in the use of adaptive equipment, compensatory strategies, visual perception strategies, cognitive retraining, therapeutic exercise/activities to improve mobility and strength, relief of pain, and improve/prevent/restore impairments and limitations resulting from disease or injury.Direct care staff are required to complete all Hip and Knee Replacement Program curriculum and annual education module(s) assigned.
Job Requirements
- Education
- Required: Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program
- Preferred: Masters or Doctorate from an accredited program of Occupational Therapy
- Experience
- No prior experience required
- Skills
- Good clinical expertise, communication skills, human relations skills and organizational skills required.
- Self-motivated individual who can work independently with little direct supervision required
- Has demonstrated interest in professional growth by attendance at continuing education workshops, and applications of new principles and/or techniques.
- Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Required: License of Occupational Therapy active in the state of Missouri
- Required: BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire
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