Occupational Therapist - Full Time

Responsibilities

A day in the life of an Occupational Therapist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Performs all functions associated with the evaluation patients for all age group within the department's responsibility.
• Completes all documentation required within the regarded timeline according to department.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).
• This process includes communicating with the patient, parent and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited occupational therapy school.
• Occupational Therapist License.
• BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.