Certified Hand Therapist / Occupational Therapist

As a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) / Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for the evaluation, plan of care, treatment, re-evaluation, discharge, and appropriate communications to patients and customers. Develop treatment plans, supervise assistants and aides, contribute to case management, and provide quality patient care. Maintain positive level of interaction with facilities and clients. Enhance and expand client relations with facilities and their staff.

• $7,500 Sign-On Bonus
• Great growth opportunity, offers a small family like environment with flexible hours.

You will:

• Evaluate, treat and develop patient plans of care in accordance with the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) standards of care.
• Evaluate and treat patients for whom occupational hand therapy is medically necessary and document this clearly.
• Develop objective patient goals and establish the type, frequency and duration of occupational therapy/hand therapy in collaboration with the referring physician.
• Responsible for the supervision and delegation of the occupational therapy/hand therapy care for each patient within the guideline of state rules and regulations.
• Responsible for the alteration of each patient’s program as changes in the patient’s status occur.
• Responsible for ensuring the timely documentation of each patient’s evaluation and progress notes to physicians and payer sources, case managers, etc. as indicated.

Required Credentials

• Graduate of an educational program for occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants that is approved by the board and accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), or accredited or approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) predecessor organization, or approved by AOTA’s Career Mobility Program.
• An occupational therapist providing advanced practices (Hand Therapy, The Use of Physical Agent Modalities) shall have the knowledge, skill, and ability to do so and possess documentation demonstrating to the satisfaction of the board that he or she has met educational training and competency requirements.

VibrantCare Rehabilitation operates 44 Outpatient Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy and Onsite Therapy facilities throughout Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, Hawaii and Alaska.
Our professional staff are experts in the application of manual therapy techniques, cutting-edge modalities and advanced exercise prescription necessary to treat injuries ranging from simple strains and sprains to complex surgical conditions and our therapists strive to achieve the highest functional and clinical outcomes possible.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift

License/Certification:

• Occupational Therapy License (Required)
• Certified Hand Therapist (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $80,000