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 - Newsweek
Benefits
- Sign-On Bonus available, plus front-loaded Time Off.
- Relocation Bonus available for qualified candidates
- Tuition reimbursement up to $600 per year
- Additional Education Assistance programs available
- Health / Dental / Vision
- Retirement with employer match
- 20% tuition discount on most classes at Cox College
- Daycare with extended hours, holidays and weekends
- Employee Discount at CoxHealth Fitness facilities
- Pharmacy delivery to your unit
- On-site Employee Health services
- Opportunity to earn referral bonuses of up to $5,000 per hire for certain positions
- 1906 Employee Store
- Cafeteria discount
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.
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
Additional Information
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