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Occupational Therapy Practitioner - Peds/NICU and Adult Acute Care Therapy

CoxHealth
Springfield, MO, US
$60K-$97K a year
Full-time

Summary

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Benefits

  • $10,000.00 Sign-On Bonus available, plus 80 hours of 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

An Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluates and treats patients in the acute medical setting. The OT treats patients of all ages as ordered immediately post trauma, surgery, acute medical event or exacerbation.

Acute Care OT assist patients in reaching their highest level of independence in activities of daily living. OT staff make recommendations for the next level of care as well as adaptive equipment needed.

OT staff plan and implement prevention, habilitation, and rehabilitation services including counseling and orientation for mobility, pain relief, increasing strength, and / or improving or correcting disabling conditions.

Occupational therapists participate in a rotation approximately every 3 months in the following medical units : medical ICU’s, trauma, cardiology, medical / surgical, oncology, neurology, and orthopedic.

Specialty areas for Occupational Therapists include : splinting, visual perception, wound care, lymphedema, pediatrics, perinatal and neonatal care.

The Acute Care Therapy Occupational Therapist will divide their time approximately 40% in Peds / Nicu and 60% with Adult populations.

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

Pay : $60,000.00 - $97,000.00 per year

Additional Information

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