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Day - 8 hour shiftJoin Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health! Occupational Therapist OutpatientAre you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team.
As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day. A Brief OverviewThe Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing a full range of therapeutic services including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position's qualification, professional practices and ethical standards.
The incumbent shall also demonstrate accountability for the contribution to program development, quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion. The employee may have job functions where they will handle and deliver medications based on the requirements of their job in the assigned work facility.
Performed documentation per clinical / department guidelines and meets expectations of monthly department chart audits. Achieve the established average monthly patient care productivity metric year to date. Promote / educate NextStep Rehabilitation programs to referring physicians and healthcare providers Proactively impact his or her cancel / no show percentage as it relates to improving quality care and patient outcomes The employee will complete other duties as assigned.
Education QualificationsMaster's Degree of an accredited therapy program and performed the required clinical internships satisfactorily. Required Skills and AbilitiesAbility to utilize therapy equipment an outpatient rehabilitation setting to provide treatment and procedures. Preferred.
Licenses and CertificationsOccupational Therapist Registered/Licensed - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation . Required Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association is required within 30 days of hire. Recertification every two years is Required Physical DemandMedium-Heavy Physical DemandThe intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position.
Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.