Occupational Hand Therapist - Plastic Surgery

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient evaluations and develop a treatment plan that integrates input from team members, patients and family.
• Perform therapy in accordance with the treatment plan and evaluate results.
• Accurately, promptly and thoroughly document patient’s care observations, interventions and evaluations.
• Instruct patient’s family or nursing staff in follow-through programs.
• Maintain therapy equipment and work area in a safe and clean condition.
• Collaborate with Physicians during patients 1:1 appointment. Pre-clinic evaluations, Orthosis, Home Exercise Programs, etc.

Qualifications

• Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.
• Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum Required Experience: No experience required
• Preferred Education: Bachelor’s in Occupational Therapy
• Preferred Experience: 1 or more years of experience with hand rehabilitation
• Required Certification/Licensure: Certification by the Board of Registry of the American Occupational Therapy Association

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities

• Knowledge of biology, clinical judgment, medicine, cultural awareness, and consulting.
• Medical documentation, interpersonal, practice-based learning and improvement, empathy, and decision-making skills

Benefits

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental.
• Flexible Spending options
• 403B Retirement Package
• Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offered
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Pet Insurance
• On campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classes
• Additional discounted rates on items such as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc.

About the Role

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status.

Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.