Occupational Therapist Opportunities - Full Time, Part Time, & PRN - Texas Health Hospital Dallas

Occupational Therapist (Acute Inpatient)

Are you looking for a rewarding career with family-friendly hours and top-notch benefits? We are looking for a qualified Occupational Therapist like you to join our Texas Health family.

Position Highlights:

• Work location: Texas Health Dallas
• Department: PT OT ST Inpatient
• Work hours: Full Time, Part Time and PRN - Day and Evening Shifts
• Rotating weekends required.
• Salary range: $35.35 – $55.11 per hour (based on relevant experience)

At Texas Health Dallas we take seriously our mission to improve the health of those in our community. We are an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community since 1966. Our location in Dallas provides convenient care to the residents of Dallas and the surrounding areas.

If you're looking for cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women's services, and emergency medicine, we've got it. Plus, we're a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women's imaging services.

And talk about award winning. Texas Health Dallas is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Care Center, a Level II Major Trauma facility, a Cycle IV Chest Pain Center, and a designated Magnet hospital. We are a top-notch choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more.

As part of the Texas Health family, we employ over 24,000 employees and are among the areas top five largest employers. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we continue to provide outstanding care and deliver award winning results. You belong here.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree: Completion of Occupational Therapy program required
• 1 year of acute inpatient experience strongly preferred.
• OT – Occupational Therapist; Texas Occupational Therapy License upon hire required and
• BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly upon hire required and
• CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training within 60 days of hire required
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to teach others
• Time Management skills
• Good interpersonal and customer service skills
• Basic leadership skills

Position Responsibilities: Texas Health Dallas Occupational Therapist will obtain/verify physician order for therapy and validates for appropriateness.

In addition to the required qualifications, a successful OT will:

• Reviews available medical records and obtains pertinent medical history from patient or family.
• Ensures that patient has given informed consent to treatment.
• Evaluates each patient using age and diagnosis appropriate assessment tests and measurements, including appropriate outcome assessment tool(s).
• Integrates assessment results to identify functional problems and prioritizes 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.
• Determines plan for care, and/or appropriate therapeutic interventions to achieve stated goals.
• Initiates therapy discharge planning in collaboration with care team and patient based on prognosis and expected discharge disposition.
• Uses therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to patient age and desire for treatment.
• Performs treatment procedures that are within the scope of the professional license.
• Performs/delegates technical procedures appropriately and safely.
• Utilizes a variety of treatment techniques to achieve goals, if necessary.
• Determines patient response to treatment and evaluates progress (reassessment).
• Educates patient and family through instruction, demonstration, and/or appropriate handouts in treatment plan, safety issues, home programs/self-management and assistive equipment.
• Maintains patient safety throughout treatment.
• Communicates with physicians and other healthcare personnel as appropriate regarding patient care issues.
• Demonstrates competence in the performance of age appropriate patient treatment and individualizes care based on age specific needs.
• Motivates non-compliant or unmotivated patients to participate in therapy.
• Utilizes available resources (equipment, support personnel, educational resources) to maximize efficiency and productivity and to meet personal developmental needs.
• Participates in orientation and training of less experienced staff, students, volunteers, and observers.
• Responsible for care provided under their direction, including that provided by licensed assistants and therapy technicians.
• Attends and/or leads hospital, department, and community meetings / educational in-services.
• Meets established productivity targets.
• Represents department in a positive manner to hospital/system/community…