Certified Hand/Occupational Therapist

3 months ago

Raleigh, United States EmergeOrtho Full time
Description

EmergeOrtho is committed to being the trusted leader in innovative, quality-focused comprehensive musculoskeletal care. With offices across North Carolina, our Occupational/Hand Therapist role is to Performs patient evaluations and patient treatments including all associated documentation as outlined by the state licensing board. Supervises therapy assistants, technicians, and ancillary staff. Communicates effectively with patients, physicians, caseworkers, and insurance companies.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience
  • Licensed as an Occupational/Hand Therapist in North Carolina
  • Certified Hand Therapist preferred but would consider other candidates.
  • Comfortable using email and interacting with Internet applications
  • Knowledge of practice management and word processing software
  • Current CPR Certification
  • Excellent documentation and communication skills
  • New graduate acceptable but outpatient clinical experience required.
  • Previous experience in an Orthopaedic rehab setting, preferably outpatient setting.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize multiple tasks and demands.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to maintain composure when confronted with stressful situations.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following
  • Practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, and activities of daily living
  • Participation in sensorimotor, educational, recreational, and social activities designed to help patients of handicapped persons develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to handicaps
  • Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity program consistent with needs and capabilities of individual and to coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities
  • Select constructive activities suited to individual's physical capacity, intelligence level, and interest to upgrade individual to maximum independence, prepare patient for return to employment, assist in restoration of functions, and aid in adjustment to disability
  • Teach patient skills and techniques required for participation in activities and evaluate patient progress
  • Design and construct special equipment for patients and suggest adaptation of patients work-living environment
  • Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness, injury, or psychological or developmental problems
  • Test and evaluate patient's physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients
  • Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental and physical capabilities
  • Evaluate patients progress and prepare reports that detail progress
  • Complete and maintain necessary records
  • Train caregivers how to provide for the needs of a patient during and after therapy
  • Recommend changes in patients work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities
  • Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work and school skills and adjust to handicaps
  • Design and create, or requisition, special supplies and equipment, such as splints, braces, and computer-aided adaptive equipment
  • Help patients improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination, and perceptual skills using computer programs
  • Lay out materials such as puzzles, scissors and eating utensils for use in therapy, and clean/ repair tool after therapy session
Other Responsibilities
  • May conduct training programs or participate in training medical and nursing students and other workers in occupational therapy techniques and objectives
  • Develop and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote client health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability
  • Advise on health risks in the workplace and on health-related transition to retirement
  • Plan program involving activities, such as manual arts and crafts
  • Provide patient with assistance in locating and holding jobs
  • Provide training and supervision in therapy techniques and objectives for students and nurses and other medical staff
  • Performs all other tasks and projects assigned by the Director of Therapy

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