• Address: Houston, TX 77204 (map)
• Date Posted: 10/29/09
• Job Type: Full-time

CompanyCriticalConnection
Job Title Occupational Therapist-Outpatient Ortho-OT Outpatient
Job Code
Job Location Houston, Texas 77001: .
Description Occupational Therapist-Outpatient Ortho-OT Outpatient
Category:Allied Health: Occupational Therapist
Position Is For:Regular Full Time Employment
Position Posted By:A Facility, Registry, or Staffing Company
Posting Expires:October 31, 2009
Facility Description:Facility Description
Location:Houston, Texas 77001

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Position Description:GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AT A WORLDCLASS ORGANIZATION. NEW GRAD's and EXP. OT's WELCOME TO EXPLORE OUR GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST IN AN OUTPATIENT ORTHO FACILITY!!!


Job Description : The Occupational Therapist implements occupational therapy programs and provides occupational therapy treatments to clients to facilitate increased independence.


The Occupational Therapist must be a graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program certified by the National Board of Occupational Therapists. He/she must be licensed and/or eligible for licensure as required by the state of practice.


The Occupational Therapist organizes and conducts occupational therapy programs for the clinic to facilitate rehabilitation. He/she directs client participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance. In addition, the Occupational Therapist facilitates the learning of those skills and functions essential for promoting independence and productivity, in order to diminish or correct pathology. He/she directs activities to promote and maintain health.


? Help a patient achieve independence in ADL and leisure activities by providing range of motion, strengthening, and functional training following joint replacement surgery.

? Help a patient with osteoporosis to be active and pain-free by developing safe and effective exercise programs to improve function and reduce the risk of fractures.

? Provide consultation, evaluation and intervention to prevent skin breakdown (and to heal wounds when breakdown occurs) so that a patient does not develop complications from immobilization.

? Assist a patient with a pulmonary diagnosis to better understand and manage the disease process through education, resources, and treatment strategies that can help him achieve the highest level of functional independence.


At our client's facilities, you can expect to treat a variety of challenging patients. They see geriatric rehabilitation as a clinical specialty! You will use your clinical assessment and treatment skills while interacting with a variety of patient populations, including those receiving short-term rehabilitation, outpatient services, and long-term care.


You will use the latest standardized assessment tools, clinical interventions and treatments, and discharge planning skills to promote independence, maximize function, and return patients to their homes. In addition, they provide opportunities for new and seasoned staff to enhance their professional portfolios through our mentoring, clinical instructor, and master clinician programs.

Our mission is to improve the lives of the people we serve through compassion and innovation in healthcare.


We can only accomplish our mission by having high-caliber therapists and clinicians on our team. We get the best from our employees, and we?re equally committed to giving the best back, providing not only competitive salaries but also a selection of benefits:


? Competitive wages

? Medical, dental, vision insurance

? Vacation and sick leave

? Enhanced 401(k) retirement plan

? Continuing education assistance

? Assistance with professional dues and licensure

? Paid travel

? Ongoing clinical support

? Master Clinician program

? Career advancement


Position Comments:Position Comments
Experience Required:Experience Required
Relocation Assistance:Relocation assistance provided
Contact:


Telly Telhan

(careers@criticalcxt.com)

Title: Therapist

Phone: 301-657-5650

Toll Free: 1-877-221-2981

FAX: 301-657-5651


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Contact:Telly Telhan(careers@criticalcxt.com) Title: Therapist Phone: 301-657-5650 Toll Free: 1-877-221-2981 FAX: 301-657-5651