Hand Therapist Full Time
Summary
Title: | Hand Therapist Full Time |
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ID: | 1730 |
Department: | Occupational Therapy |
Location: | Dothan, AL |
Description
This company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. This company is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Position Goal: To perform occupational therapy/hand therapy treatments, evaluations and related services established by state law.
Position Responsibilities;
- Plans and administers hand therapy treatments for patients referred by qualified physicians.
- Observe and become aware of progress of patient, discuss with physician as necessary.
- Record progress notes on a daily basis.
- Instruct patients in home exercise programs and provide written instructions as appropriate.
- Fabricate splints, braces, hand and wrist covers. Etc…to support hand therapy treatments as required.
- Provide for a comfortable, orderly, clean and safe clinic environment.
- Comply with all national and state guidelines as required by law.
- Provide effective and ethical intervention to promote healing and restore function.
- Participates in educational opportunities to maintain licensure and facilitate the highest standard of practice.
- Assign work to and instruct Rehab Aides.
- Communicate progress, both written and verbal to patient, physicians and lead therapist as necessary
- Other duties as assigned.
Education: BS or higher in Occupational therapy or Physical Therapy and appropriate continuing education/clinical rotations.
Special Qualifications: Current Occupational or Physical Therapy license, Maintain current CPR certification
This opening is closed and is no longer accepting applications