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Occupational Therapist
Date: Sep 3, 2010
Location: Denton, TX, US
Occupational Therapist
Location
Texas Health Denton
Job ID: 21458
Department:
Physical Therapy
Area of Interest:
Allied Health
Job Type:
Full Time
Shift:
1st
Relocation Provided:
Yes
Travel Required:
No
Qualifications:
We are seeking OTs who are committed to quality, excellence, and customer satisfaction.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
BS or MS in Occupational Therapy
Must be licensed as Occupational Therapist in the State of Texas
CPR certification for Healthcare Providers or must certify within 90 days hire
New Grads welcome to apply
Preferred Requirements:
Good verbal and written communication skills in English
Problem solving ability
Ability to teach others
Good time management
Good interpersonal and customer service skills
One year previous experience preferred
Outpatient and Acute care rehab knowledge
Work Hours/Schedule: Full time; 8:00 am - 8:00 pm , Monday through Friday, rotating weekends
Duties
May treat infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
•Obtain/verify physician order for therapy and validate for appropriateness.
•Review available medical records and obtain pertinent medical history from patient or family.
•Ensure that patient has given informed consent to treatment.
•Evaluate each patient using age and diagnosis appropriate assessment tests and measurements.
•Integrate assessment results to identify functional problems and prioritize care needs with patient and family.
•Sets appropriate measurable, functional goals with time frames to address the identified problems including patient/family goals and preferences.
•Determine plan for care, or appropriate therapeutic intervention to achieve stated goals. Initiate therapy discharge planning in collaboration with care team and patient based on prognosis and expected discharge disposition.
•Demonstrates competence in the performance of age appropriate patient assessment and individualizes care based on age specific needs.
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton, located in Denton, Texas, is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art facility, serving people across North Texas and Southern Oklahoma with 255 all-private beds. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and has a broad range of services, including Open Heart Surgical Services, The Center For Women, including midwifery and water births, A Comprehensive Cardiac Services Department with Chest Pain Accredited designation, Outpatient Surgical Services, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), 64 slice Computerized Tomography (CT), Bone-Density Screening, Wound Management/Ostomy Center, Hospital-based CareFlite, 28 all-private-bed Emergency Department, Accredited Mammography, Oncology Services, Physical Therapy, Lithotripsy, Sleep Studies and Sports Medicine.
Texas Health Resources is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity at all levels of our organization. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V
Location
Texas Health Denton
Job ID: 21458
Department:
Physical Therapy
Area of Interest:
Allied Health
Job Type:
Full Time
Shift:
1st
Relocation Provided:
Yes
Travel Required:
No
Qualifications:
We are seeking OTs who are committed to quality, excellence, and customer satisfaction.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
BS or MS in Occupational Therapy
Must be licensed as Occupational Therapist in the State of Texas
CPR certification for Healthcare Providers or must certify within 90 days hire
New Grads welcome to apply
Preferred Requirements:
Good verbal and written communication skills in English
Problem solving ability
Ability to teach others
Good time management
Good interpersonal and customer service skills
One year previous experience preferred
Outpatient and Acute care rehab knowledge
Work Hours/Schedule: Full time; 8:00 am - 8:00 pm , Monday through Friday, rotating weekends
Duties
May treat infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
•Obtain/verify physician order for therapy and validate for appropriateness.
•Review available medical records and obtain pertinent medical history from patient or family.
•Ensure that patient has given informed consent to treatment.
•Evaluate each patient using age and diagnosis appropriate assessment tests and measurements.
•Integrate assessment results to identify functional problems and prioritize care needs with patient and family.
•Sets appropriate measurable, functional goals with time frames to address the identified problems including patient/family goals and preferences.
•Determine plan for care, or appropriate therapeutic intervention to achieve stated goals. Initiate therapy discharge planning in collaboration with care team and patient based on prognosis and expected discharge disposition.
•Demonstrates competence in the performance of age appropriate patient assessment and individualizes care based on age specific needs.
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton, located in Denton, Texas, is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art facility, serving people across North Texas and Southern Oklahoma with 255 all-private beds. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and has a broad range of services, including Open Heart Surgical Services, The Center For Women, including midwifery and water births, A Comprehensive Cardiac Services Department with Chest Pain Accredited designation, Outpatient Surgical Services, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), 64 slice Computerized Tomography (CT), Bone-Density Screening, Wound Management/Ostomy Center, Hospital-based CareFlite, 28 all-private-bed Emergency Department, Accredited Mammography, Oncology Services, Physical Therapy, Lithotripsy, Sleep Studies and Sports Medicine.
Texas Health Resources is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity at all levels of our organization. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V
Nearest Major Market: Denton
Nearest Secondary Market: Dallas
Job Segments: Customer Service, Customer Service Representative, Emergency Medicine, Geriatric, Healthcare, Labor and Delivery, Mammography, Medical, Medical Technologist, Occupational Therapy, Oncology, Pediatric, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Service, Sports Medicine, Therapy
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