Occupational Therapist (Opportunities Nationwide)
Encompass Health is actively recruiting Occupational Therapist with several of our hospital locations.
Encompass Health has over 127 hospital locations in over 35 states, offering services to our communities as post-acute inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. We have a large group of experienced therapists to work with and wide variety of clinical diagnosis to challenge you, offering opportunity for anyone interested in expanding their clinical knowledge.
- Stroke
- Spinal Cord injury
- Brain injury
- Various neurological disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, amputation, joint replacement, fractures, multiple trauma, cardiac conditions, and pulmonary conditions
Encompass Health Highlights:
- Cutting-edge technologies and equipment
- Evidence-based clinical practice
- Strong physician respect for clinicians’ expertise
- Continuity of clinician-patient relationships
- Great diversity of patients and clinical cases
- Training, education and career mobility
- One of the most generous benefits programs in the industry
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Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist provides occupational therapy treatment and patient care according to hospital, state, professional and federal regulations and guidelines. In addition, the position:
- Requires effective communication skills for working with patients, families, caregivers, and departmental and interdepartmental relationships.
- Requires competency in occupational therapy evaluation, assessment, care planning and treatment.
- Requires task delegation and supervision of occupational therapist assistants and technicians.
- Maintains open and on-going communication with hospital departments to ensure patient, staff, and hospital needs are met.
The Occupational Therapist creates an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by providing patient safety and patient-centered treatment
Occupational Therapists (OT / MOT / DOT) must meet the following requirements:
- Must be in possession of current state license or certification on or before the first day of employment.
- CPR certification preferred unless otherwise required by hospital policy.
- Successful completion of a degree from an accredited therapy program or one that is determined to be substantially equivalent to a U.S. accredited program by an appropriate certifying agency preferred.
Respond here to learn more and connect with a member of our Talent Acquisition Team.
Christina Stewart-Ramirez
Sr. Manager, Campus & Developing Leadership Recruitment
christina.stewart@encompasshealth.com