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Riverside Regional Medical Center

Occupational Therapist Hospital

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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.

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Occupational Therapist Hospital Riverside Regional Medical Center
  • 3.6 Newport News, VA Job Details Full-time $41.00
  • $56.38 an hour 1 hour ago Qualifications OTR Occupational Therapy License Full Job Description Newport News, Virginia Hiring Range $41.00
  • $56.
38/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs. Overview An Occupational Therapist carries out an individualized program for patients with acute and chronic health conditions to maximize their quality of life and achieve their functional goals. The Occupational Therapist may work in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting. The Therapist is supervised by Rehab Services management and maintains a positive working relationship with health professionals and ancillary staff. What you will do Performs evaluations, determines OT diagnoses, develops plan of care, and performs occupational therapy procedures to aid in restoring function, improve mobility, relieve pain, improve health, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities. Follows and carries out the treatment plan. Modifies to maximize therapeutic benefit and meet discharge criteria and returns to optimal level of care. Utilizes testing results and develops updated plan of care based on principles outlined in appropriate evidence based guidelines. Evaluates and assesses the patient timely, based on principles outlined by practice guidelines, evidence based guidelines and regulatory standards (state & organizational policies, requirements of accrediting bodies, etc.). Assesses and documents progress for evaluation, billing and reporting purposes. Advises on adaptive equipment to help patients with daily activities. Builds trusting collaborative relationships with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs. Actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings, as assigned. Assists and participates in training and support of all team members, volunteers and students. Qualifications Education Bachelors Degree, Occupational Therapy (Required) or Masters Degree, Occupational Therapy (Required) or Doctoral Degree, Occupational Therapy (Required) Experience 1 year Occupational Therapy (Preferred) Licenses and Certifications License Occupational Therapy (OT)
  • Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required) and License Occupational Therapy (OTR)
  • National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) Upon Hire(Required) and CPR/BLS Certification
  • American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 30 Days(Required) To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.
riversideonline.com/careers.