Occupational Therapist Certified Hand Therapist

Dignity Health
Lexington, Kentucky
Full Time

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Overview

Welcome to Saint Joseph East, a 217-bed, full-service, community hospital located in a convenient setting in Lexington, Kentucky. Saint Joseph East also includes the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East which is dedicated to supporting the well-being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-prot, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

Responsibilities

***This Occupational Therapist position is for an experienced Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) to provided services in an Outpatient Setting.***

****Sign On Bonus up to $15,000 and Student Loan Payback up to $24,000 for Eligible Hires**** Job Summary / Purpose

Assess, plan, and implement specific treatment programs for individual patients and patient groups according to the principles and practices of occupational therapy. Provides patient care/service based on identified needs/developmental level for all patient populations. Care/services includes recognition, monitoring, and intervention as appropriate for age-specific and/or other individual patient needs.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Evaluates assigned patients within the guidelines established by the physician and in compliance with departmental policies and procedures.

Implements competent treatment and performs regular reassessments for the purpose of treatment modification, to maximize patient's potential for functional independence, all in accordance of departmental standards.

Completes all required documentation and maintains pertinent records of all assigned patients, in order to be in compliance with Joint Commission, CARF, Medicare, and all other regulatory requirements.

Demonstrates the ability to be efficient and productive by organizing job duties and responsibilities.

Maintains effective communication regarding Therapy programs and departmental issues.

Maintains equipment and environment in safe and orderly manner.

Demonstrates a commitment to professional growth and competency.

Other duties as assigned.

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor of Science

Master entry level degree in Occupational Therapy.

Required Licensure and Certifications

OT:KY

BLS-CPR

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training

Excellent verbal and written communication

Good time management skills

Either student or prior experience in a Rehab setting.

Job ID: 485163614