Occupational Therapy Assistant - Acute Care, Carolinas Medical Center Main, Full-Time

Full time

Yes

40

Pay Range:

$25.30 - $37.95

We are growing our acute care Occupational Therapy team for our Tower Bed expansion at Carolinas Medical Center Main. The new tower, a 448-bed tower, is expected to offer 191 new acute care beds, 38 operating rooms, 16 procedure rooms, a pod-style emergency room with 62 exam rooms, a new helipad, and an open core model on inpatient floors designed to facilitate collaboration between interdisciplinary teams.

Job Description:

Assists in performing patient care responsibilities in an inpatient acute level setting under the plan and supervision of a licensed occupational therapist.

Essential Functions

• Provides direct therapy services to patients admitted to a level of care where service provision is required 7 days a week, including holidays.
• Implements the occupational therapy treatment plan in accordance to the plan of care established by the occupational therapist.
• Collaborates with the occupational therapist in modifying treatment as the patient's status changes.
• Applies modalities under the direction of an occupational therapist.
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