Occupational Therapist, Hand Therapy

About the role

This position is a Full time opportunity located at the Kernersville Sports Complex - Outpatient Rehabilitation Department within the University Group Practice at Advocate Health.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care assessment and treatment.
• Ensures patient evaluations and treatments are comprehensive, functional and according to the Standard of Practice.
• Maintains accurate patient documentation.
• Completes written patient evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy.
• Maintains productivity standards.
• Participates in process management to optimize quality and efficiency of services.
• Promotes professional development and education of other health care workers and provides representation on committees.
• Conducts in-service training programs to provide state-of-the-art information to health care workers and enhances safety.
• Supervises physical therapy and physical therapy assistant students to develop their clinical skills and ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Communicates in a professional and timely manner with patients, physicians, staff, and all external customers.
• Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines.
• Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice Physical Therapy in the State of North Carolina with current licensure.
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited physical therapy school required.
• CPR certification required every two years.

Qualifications

• Not specified.

Skills

• Not specified.

Benefits

• Day 1 Health Coverage: Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
• Generous PTO: Accrual starts at up to 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Parental Benefits: Six weeks paid birthing-mother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.
• Retailiation: Up to $7,500 in Relocation Assistance (for qualified candidates).
• Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions.
• Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor’s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.

Pay

Pay Range: $38.20 - $57.30

Schedule

Full time position, Monday thru Friday. Seeing hand, wrist and elbow patients conservative care and post operatively.