OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Company: Encompass Health
Location: Meridian
Posted on: September 30, 2024
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Job Description:
More one-on-one time
More success for patients and professionals
BE THE CONNECTION.
In your role as an occupational therapist (OT), you'll be the
connection between the additional one-on-one time we enjoy with
each patient and the progress they make. Following them throughout
their stay, you'll work with the latest technologies and experience
unprecedented growth opportunities within your chosen field. Get to
know your patients and help them reach their goals, while pursuing
some of your own as part of national post-acute care leader
Encompass Health.
What Makes Encompass Health Careers Different-and Better:
Working at Encompass Health means being part of something special:
A team that is passionate about making an impact on patients' lives
each day. Unlike the typical hospital setting, Encompass Health
offers you the unique opportunity to walk alongside patients on
their road to recovery from stroke, spinal cord injuries,
neurological disorders, joint replacements, multiple trauma and
cardiac/pulmonary conditions. As you help patients achieve goals
and regain independence, you can form significant relationships
with them and celebrate the successes they experience along the
way.
Our culture of compassion and collaboration is founded on more than
just the care we provide our patients; it is expressed in the
values we live. We encourage and empower each employee to keep
learning and growing by providing the resources to deliver a better
way to care. At Encompass Health, you'll find something decidedly
different and more satisfying: A career that is challenging,
inspiring and rewarding. Maximize your talent and join a team that
is committed to setting the standard for better healthcare with
this engaging opportunity:
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST (OT)
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Abilene
Abilene, TX
Full Time and PRN positions available
Here is your opportunity to channel the full extent of your
knowledge, skills, ambition, and experience on a daily basis.
Inspire our patients to progress each day as you:
--- Effectively delegate tasks and supervise occupational therapist
assistants and technicians.
--- Provide occupational therapy treatment and patient care
according to hospital, state and federal regulations and
professional guidelines.
--- Maintain open and ongoing communication with hospital
departments to ensure that patient, staff and hospital needs are
met.
Credentials:
--- Current state licensure or certification on or before first day
of employment required.
--- 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.
--- Effective communication skills for working with patients,
families, and caregivers required.
--- Demonstrated competency in occupational therapy evaluation,
assessment, care planning and treatment.
Enjoy competitive compensation and benefits that start on day one,
including:
--- Benefits that begin when you do.
--- Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet
the needs of full and part-time employees and their families.
--- Generous paid time off that increases with tenure.
--- Tuition reimbursement and continuing education
opportunities.
--- Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock-purchase plans.
--- Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
About Us:
Helping patients regain hope and independence, Encompass Health is
a national leader in post-acute care. We operate rehabilitation
hospitals in 36 states as well as Puerto Rico. Following the
Encompass Way, we are driven by our core values: We proudly set the
standard, lead with empathy, do what's right, focus on the
positive, and remain stronger together.
Realize the powerful difference you can make. Take this opportunity
to join our team.
To learn more about us, please visit us online at
Connect with us:
Equal Opportunity Employer
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