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What they do
An Occupational Therapist helps patients with injuries, illnesses, and disabilities recover, improve, or develop skills needed for everyday activities. Assists people with mobility impairments to move easily around their homes; develops school and workplace settings that are accessible for individuals with physical or mental disabilities. May specialize in certain types of impairments or certain categories of patients.
$87,734 / year median in Georgia
+5% projected growth
Job Description
- Job Summary and Qualifications
- Occupational Therapists play a vital role in helping patients regain independence, confidence, and quality of life after illness or injury.
- Your role will include:
- + •Evaluating•each patient's functional abilities and needs, then developing individualized therapy plans in coordination with physicians and the care team.
- Delivering
- skilled, evidence-based interventions that promote healing, independence, and quality of life through purposeful, compassionate care. +
- Monitoring
- patient progress, adjusting plans as needed, and ensuring thorough, timely documentation that reflects quality outcomes. +
- Educating
- patients and families to build understanding, confidence, and engagement throughout recovery and beyond. +
- Collaborating
- with interdisciplinary partners to ensure seamless transitions of care, safe environments, and exceptional patient experiences. +
- Leading
- by example—providing guidance to therapy assistants or students and upholding HCA Healthcare's mission, values, and commitment to excellence.
- What qualifications you will need:
- + Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date + (OT) Occupational Therapist + Bachelors Degree
- Benefits
- Doctors Hospital of Augusta, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: +
- Comprehensive benefits
- for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services +
- Wellbeing support,
- including free counseling and referral services +
- Time away from work
- programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence +
- Savings and retirement resources
- , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling +
- Education support
- through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing +
- Additional benefits
- for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)
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Note:
Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._- Doctors Hospital of Augusta, part of HCA Healthcare, is a 350-bed hospital that provides a wide range of medical services.
ABRET. HCA
Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Occupational Therapist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.- Unlock the possibilities and apply today!
- We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.