Occupational Therapist IPR PRN

About the role

Occupational Therapists play a vital role in helping patients regain independence, confidence, and quality of life after illness or injury. Guided by our mission to care for and improve human life, you will deliver compassionate, evidence-based therapy tailored to each patient’s unique goals and capabilities. Working closely with physicians and an interdisciplinary care team, you will evaluate needs, develop individualized care plans, and provide hands-on treatment that supports recovery through every stage of healing. With access to advanced clinical resources, professional growth opportunities, and a culture grounded in purpose, you’ll have the resources and support to grow your expertise while improving more lives in more ways.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating each patient’s functional abilities and needs, then developing individualized therapy plans in coordination with physicians and the care team.
• Delivering skilled, evidence-based interventions that promote healing, independence, and quality of life through purposeful, compassionate care.
• Monitoring patient progress, adjusting plans as needed, and ensuring thorough, timely documentation that reflects quality outcomes.
• Educating patients and families to build understanding, confidence, and engagement throughout recovery and beyond.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary partners to ensure seamless transitions of care, safe environments, and exceptional patient experiences.
• Leading by example—providing guidance to therapy assistants or students and upholding HCA Healthcare’s mission, values, and commitment to excellence.
• Creating an environment and culture that enables Rehabilitation Services to fulfill the mission of the Hospital to meet or exceed its goals.
• In collaboration with the Medical Director and other clinical staff, assuring the development of quality inpatient rehabilitation programming to meet market needs.
• Collaborating effectively with all members of the rehabilitation team within the inpatient rehabilitation unit.
• Working with the Therapy Services Manager to ensure the supply of appropriate resources to support the programs, services, organizational structure and staffing levels necessary for quality rehabilitation services.
• Coordinating as necessary with inpatient rehabilitation counterparts.
• Implementing operations and processes to support, facilitate, and maintain uniform performance of inpatient care including documentation.
• Providing a safe, secure, and infection/hazard-free environment.
• Supporting the Therapy Services Manager in development, implementation, and monitoring of the quality management plan for inpatient rehabilitation services.
• The Occupational Therapist supports interdepartmental performance-improvement/customer satisfaction activities.
• Demonstrating high ethical standards in customer service through all interactions with the patients, families, coworkers, staff, other hospital departments, physicians, community and all others.
• Creating a high quality, professional clinical environment to facilitate the necessary recruitment of appropriate numbers of qualified staff.
• Performing positive specific job function at an acceptable level.
• Ensuring patient dignity and respecting patient values.
• Operating within ethical standards.
• Assessing and reassessing the needs of the patient.
• Providing proper documentation of assessments.
• Communicating needs of patients.
• Providing on and off-site clinical assessments for potential patients for the facility.
• Developing hand off communication system when unavailable.
• Participating as an active member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Communicating pertinent payor needs/requirements to physician, treatment team, patient and patient’s family in a timely manner.
• Providing ongoing education to patient and family as needed.
• Participating in the admission process to the Rehabilitation Unit and communicating pertinent information to all involved parties.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, families, co-workers, physicians, payor representatives, hospital administration, community members, and referral sources.
• Communicating results and trends to supervisor.
• Providing feedback to supervisor on ongoing basis in regard to concerns, improvements, changes, etc.
• Identifying areas needing improvement and utilizing the facility performance process.
• Actively participating in comprehensive program evaluation system.
• Proposing new policies and procedures that will make the admission process smooth, more comfortable and more effective for patients.
• Serving as an educational resource to patients, families, interdisciplinary team members, payor representatives, physicians, discharge planners, therapists, community members, and other parties as appropriate regarding rehabilitation issues.
• Working with supervisor to ensure the program meets all local, state, The Joint Commission, regulatory standards.
• Representing program in appropriate hospital committees.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR) or Occupational Therapist (OT)

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Pay

$41.33 – $61.99 per hour. The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.