# Occupational Therapist - Outpatient **Company**: Atrium Health Physical Therapy **Location**: Monroe, NC **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $33.05 - $49.60 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://aah.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Atrium-Health-Union---600-Hospital-Dr-Monroe-NC/Occupational-Therapist---Outpatient--Atrium-Health-Physical-Therapy-Union_R244589?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_90d5d8d5-9bc ## Description Atrium Health Physical Therapy, a facility of Atrium Health Union, is an outpatient rehabilitation clinic dedicated to helping patients restore function, improve mobility, and enhance quality of life. The Occupational Therapist will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide individualized care for patients recovering from orthopedic injuries, neurological conditions, surgeries, and other functional impairments. **Job Description:** - Provides patient evaluation and care planning - Delivers patient care appropriate to age-specific and other population needs - Provides clinical leadership **Essential Functions:** - Assesses and documents patient's medical, mental and emotional needs at admission and on an ongoing basis - Develops and implements a plan of care to meet patient and family needs, including discharge planning and utilization of available resources - Acts as patient advocate; treats patients and families with compassion and implements plan of care in a safe and timely manner - Demonstrates clinical reasoning, coupled with clinical skills to conduct accurate clinical assessments and perform patient care activities; evaluates effectiveness of therapy interventions, identifies and prioritizes patient/family strengths, needs and priorities - Identifies the normal course of illness in assigned patient population recognizing and intervening appropriately when deviations occur - Communicates patient information and thoroughly documents therapist's actions and plan of care - Provides clinical leadership and mentoring **Physical Requirements:** - Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication - Vision (corrected) adequate for reading - Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties - Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day - Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling and reaching overhead - Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally - Able to laterally transfer patients 100 pounds rarely - Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to patients/caregivers - Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids **Education, Experience and Certifications:** - Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy program required - Applicable state license for Occupational Therapy required - Possess and maintain Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required **Benefits:** - Competitive compensation - Paid Time Off programs - Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability - Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses - Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave - Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs - Educational Assistance Program ## Skills ### Required - Occupational Therapy - Patient Evaluation - Care Planning - Clinical Leadership --- Source: [Apply at aah.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://aah.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Atrium-Health-Union---600-Hospital-Dr-Monroe-NC/Occupational-Therapist---Outpatient--Atrium-Health-Physical-Therapy-Union_R244589?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)