Occupational Therapist, Hand Therapy

About the role

This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option. UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive total rewards program.

Responsibilities

• Create tailored intervention plans focused on helping patients develop, regain, or maintain the skills needed for daily living and work activities.
• Facilitate participation in meaningful activities by helping patients achieve independence and satisfaction, often through creative problem-solving and teaching new ways to perform tasks.
• Provide education and training to patients, their families, and caregivers on their condition, treatment strategies, safety precautions, and the use of adaptive equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Preferred: Master's degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Current licensure with Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies to practice Occupational Therapy.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification.
• BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with a card in-hand before start date.
• BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.
• PREFERRED: Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in direct patient care to provide various procedures.
• Proficiency in a multidisciplinary team approach to achieve exceptional outcomes.
• Ability to model professional behavior and contribute to secure safety and quality at the point of care.

Skills

• Proficiency in creating tailored intervention plans.
• Strong facilitation skills to help patients achieve independence and satisfaction.
• Effective communication and teaching abilities to educate patients, their families, and caregivers.

Benefits

• Recognition Performance bonus: Recognized for contributions to UCHealth's success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure.
• Performance-based pay increase: Increased pay based on work performance and experience.
• Market reviews: Base pay rates adjusted annually to stay market competitive.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
• Free Care.com membership.
• Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave, leaves of absence.
• Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.
• Employer-provided short-term and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.
• 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.
• Access to academic degrees and certificate programs for professional and personal growth.
• Up to 100% of tuition, books, and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.
• Free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting federal student loans for forgiveness.

Pay

$38.72 - $58.08 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Schedule

Primarily Saturdays and PRN coverage. Days.