Occupational Therapist

Job Description

To plan, organize and conduct occupational therapy programs for in and out patients designed to restore function, prevent disability following disease, injury, or loss of body parts within departmental guidelines. Acute PTs and OTs treat patients that are currently hospitalized in an acute hospital setting. Normally, post neurological, cardiac and/or orthopedic surgeries. The PTs and OTs will travel from their offices to the patient rooms. Patients are normally in ICU, Neuroscience Units, Neonatal ICU, Pediatric ICU, Telemetry, Medical/Surgical Units, or Medical/Oncology units. 

Inpatient Rehabilitation treats patients in a typical rehabilitation hospital setting. Del Sol's Inpatient Rehab is located on hospital grounds. The Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is CARF accredited and possess seasoned therapy staff that could easily help precept a new grad. We prefer experience, but are definitely open to new grads. 
  

Qualifications

Skills/Requirements 
  
EDUCATION REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED 
BS in Occupational Therapy required. 
  
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: 
Board Certified by Texas State Board of Occupational Therapy (National Board of Certification of Occupational Therapy Examiners).
  
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OR PREFERRED: 
1-2 years preferred 
New graduates accepted 
  
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES: 
Knowledge of Occupational Therapy principles and practices, general anatomy and physiology, diseases of and post-surgical conditions, body movements and functions and medical terminology. 
  
*****$15K sign on bonus to OTs with over 3 years experience, with a 3yr commitment (paid quarterly after 120 days of employment) For OTs with less than 3 years of experience, we are still offering the $8K sign on for a 2yr commitment. We also offer relocation reimbursement, and in some cases, have received approval for the Student Loan Repayment Program (monthly reimbursement program up to $400/mo, with a cap of $14.5K in reimbursement overall). 

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