Occupational Therapist- Fulltime And Parttime Days

About the role

Provides occupational therapy services to patients, including assessment, treatment, program planning and implementation, and related documentation and communication, in order to increase the patients’ functional independence.

Location: Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Department: Occupational Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Assess the needs of the patient using evaluation tools and clinical observations.
• Develop treatment plans, including goals and methods to achieve identified goals.
• Provide goal‑directed treatment consistent with current OT practice standards and ensure that OT assistants deliver goal‑directed services appropriately.
• Select and use learning strategies to share occupational therapy treatment choices and outcomes with patients, families, care team, and consumers.
• Effectively use available information sources to report therapy activities and patient performances.
• Promote growth and development while evaluating performance and maintaining standards of assigned individuals.
• Authorized to have access to medications within the scope of practice.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited academic institution (Master’s degree preferred).
• Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist in the state of North Carolina.
• New graduate or experienced clinicians considered.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Professional competency as a general practitioner of OT as defined by certification and licensure.
• Ability to select age‑appropriate functional goals and treatment techniques for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Interpersonal skills that promote cooperative patient and peer behavior.
• Accurate written and verbal English communication.
• Physical ability to communicate orally, read, write, hear, and visually assess patient status.
• Ability to utilize proper body mechanics when examining or delivering care.
• Ability to transfer and transport patients of various body weight and composition.
• Ability to stand, bend, stoop, lift, turn, twist, sit, and walk frequently.
• Ability to demonstrate proper use of and manipulate equipment.

Licenses and Certifications

• OT/L – NC Board of Occupational Therapy