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Northside Hospital Inc.

Occupational Therapist

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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

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Job Description

Overview Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today. Why choose Northside and its Rehabilitation Team? Northside supports our employees' professional and personal growth. Offers advanced certification and specialty training financial support and tuition reimbursement. Available upon hire. Staff career advancement levels programs. Fosters an environment that promotes work/life balance. We embrace diversity. We care about you. Highly recognized and supportive organization with a valued rehabilitation services department. Compassionate, dedicated, innovative team of highly specialized professional staff with a focus on providing evidence based care Supportive leadership team encouraging personal growth and development. Strong collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary care teams. Strong supporters of our community through screenings, education, volunteering, and community service initiatives. Focus on service excellence and providing expert level care to our patients. Seasoned clinicians and mentors, many with advanced certifications & specialty training. Residency and enrichment programs underway with other key residency programs to come Longevity within our team, often celebrating 20, 30, and 40 years of service Responsibilities Develops and administers occupational therapy programs and treatments for inpatients and outpatients of age groups defined by clinical competency which may include neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations. The duties of this position require patient and family education and the exercise of courtesy and patience in speaking with and assisting patients, families, medical personnel and others in order to provide quality customer service. Qualifications
REQUIRED
1. B. S. Degree (or higher) in Occupational Therapy. 2. Licensed as an Occupational Therapist by the Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy 3. Must be certified in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for all age groups. 4. Must have 2 years of licensed clinical experience. 5. Internal candidate must attain 3.25 PE (prior year), no disciplinary action on file, and no red rule violation.
PREFERRED
1. Working knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and other government regulations.
Work Hours:
8:30-5:00pm
Weekend Requirements:
Yes