Occupational Therapist II

About the role

The Occupational Therapist II in the Occupational Therapy Department reports to the lead Occupational Therapist III or the Rehabilitation Therapy Manager. The Occupational Therapist II develops, supervises and provides optimal patient care services as referred by physician for Occupational Therapy, based on population-specific needs utilizing a developmental and patient/family directed approach. If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and assess patients for Occupational Therapy services.
• Supervises volunteers, Occupational Therapy Aides, and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants.
• Under the general supervision of a lead Occupational Therapist III or Manager, acts as a mentor and expert in a specific clinical area.
• Provides clinical education experiences for OT and OTA students.
• Participates in professional development and shares clinical knowledge and expertise with others.
• Works in both Out-Patient and In-Patient services, all units throughout the hospital based on the referrals received and assigned caseload.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
• Current South Carolina licensure.
• NBCOT certification.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
• Greater than 1 year of applicable experience.