Certified Hand Therapist/Occupational Therapist Full/Part time positions available

Job Profile Summary 

​This role focuses on assessing the needs of patients who have physical, mental, or emotional disabilities and delivering therapy services to improve their developmental, physical or cognitive impairment.  In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Occupational Therapy duties: Evaluates patients and helps them improve basic motor functions and reasoning abilities, but also compensate for permanent loss of function by teaching them to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments. These patients may have conditions that are mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling. Assists patients in selecting appropriate adaptive equipment and assistive devices.  A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs.  The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education.   A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.  Typically responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems. 

Job Overview 

This position evaluates, develops and implements specific treatment programs for individual patients with a wide variety of disabilities in the inpatient, transitional care, and outpatient settings. This position is educated and experienced in treating patients of all age groups according the principles and practice of occupational therapy.  Treatment plans are intended to help patients achieve a maximum level independence effecting their activities of daily living using various therapeutic exercises, activities, modalities and skills. This position provides clinical mentorship and support to staff therapists. This position involves training of staff therapists during orientation, entering rotation, and ongoing training and supervision in areas of need for individual therapists. 

Job Description 

Minimum Qualifications: 

1. Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy. 

2. Occupational Therapy (OT) license. 

3. National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy registration. 

4. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.

5. Three (3) years of clinical experience. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

1. Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. 

2. Five (5) years of clinical experience. 

Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.  Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. 

1. Provides comprehensive evaluation and assessment of patient’s physical, cognitive and self-care status. Assesses and