Emory Healthcare

Academic medical center delivering patient care

Certified Hand Specialist

Rehabilitation TherapiesPosted on Nov 5

Full-timePeachtree City, GA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate from an American Occupational Therapy Association-accredited school of occupational therapy.
Hold specialty certification from the Hand Therapy Certification Commission in hand therapy.
Hold national registration and state licensure or registration where applicable.
Hold CPR certification.
Hold Basic Life Support certification in accordance with the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients, develop plans of care, provide treatment and re-evaluation, discharge patients, and communicate appropriately while delivering high-quality occupational therapy and hand therapy services.
Develop treatment plans, supervise assistants and aides, contribute to case management, and provide quality patient care.
Maintain positive interactions with facilities and clients and enhance client relations with facilities and their staff.
Evaluate and develop patients' plans of care in accordance with American Occupational Therapy Association standards of care.
Evaluate and treat patients for whom occupational hand therapy is medically necessary and document this clearly.
Perform all treatment and re-evaluations in accordance with American Occupational Therapy Association standards of care.
Complete and maintain required corporate training and comply with state and local regulations.
Develop objective patient goals and establish the type, frequency, and duration of occupational therapy and hand therapy in collaboration with the referring physician.
Alter each patient's program as changes in the patient's status occur.
Ensure accurate and timely documentation of each patient's evaluation and progress letters to physicians, payer sources, case managers, and other indicated parties.
Complete patient care responsibilities and documentation requirements appropriately and timely.
Participate in education activities, including patient home programs, community talks, and site in-services.
Participate in student clinical clerkships and affiliation programs under American Occupational Therapy Association clinical education agreements with schools.
Attend or participate in facility meetings as directed by the Center Manager, which may include utilization review, infection control, and disaster preparedness.
Communicate pertinent patient information to referring physicians, staff, employers, insurance carriers, and rehabilitation specialists.
Provide injured workers with physician-directed guidelines for job modification and energy conservation.
Custom fabricate splints and casts for a variety of complex diagnoses.
Perform other assigned duties or special projects.

Desired Qualifications

A minimum of two years of experience applying custom splinting in preoperative and postoperative orthopedic settings is preferred.
A minimum of two years of experience in adult rehabilitation, hand therapy, and splinting is preferred.

Overview

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Description

Responsible for the evaluation, plan of care, treatment, re-evaluation, discharge, and appropriate communications of high quality occupational therapy and hand therapy services to patients and customers.
Develop treatment plans, supervise assistants and aides, contribute to case management, and provide quality patient care.
Maintain positive level of interaction with facilities and clients. Enhance and expand client relations with facilities and their staff.
Evaluate and develop patients' plans of care in accordance with the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) standards of care.
Evaluate and treat patients for whom occupational hand therapy is medically necessary and document this clearly.
Perform all treatment and re-evaluations in accordance with the AOTA's standards of care.
Complete and maintain all required corporate training and maintains compliance with state/local regulations.
Develop objective patient goals and establish the type, frequency and duration of occupational therapy/hand therapy in collaboration with the referring physician.
Responsible for the alteration of each patient's program as changes in the patient's status occur.
Responsible for ensuring accurate documents of each patient's evaluation and progress letters to physicians and payer sources, case managers, etc. as indicated appropriately and in a timely manner.
Demonstrate completion of patient care responsibilities and documentation requirements in an appropriate and timely manner.
Participate in aspects of education, including but not limited to, patient home programs, community talks, site in-services.
Participate in student clinical clerkships and affiliation programs in agreement with the AOTA's clinical education agreements from schools
Attend and/or participate in facility meetings as directed by Center Manager (may include utilization review, infection control, disaster preparedness, etc.).
Communicate pertinent patient information to referring physicians, staff, employers, insurance carriers and rehabilitation specialists. Provide injured worker with guidelines for job modification and energy conservation in accordance with physician
Custom fabricate splints/casts to meet a variety of complex diagnoses.
Performs other duties or special projects as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be a graduate of an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) accredited school of Occupational Therapy.
Specialty certification from Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC) required in hand therapy.
National registration and state licensure or registration where applicable.
Minimum of two years experience in application of custom splinting pre and post-op orthopedic is preferred.
Minimum two years in adult rehabilitation; hand and splinting experience preferred. (CPR) certification.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at [email protected]. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.

About the Company

Emory Healthcare

Academic medical center delivering patient care

Emory Healthcare provides hospital-based medical care and supports a broad range of health services, from routine treatment to complex medical interventions. The organization combines clinical practice with medical research to advance treatments and patient outcomes. Its approach emphasizes expertise, collaboration, and compassionate care to improve lives inside hospitals and in the wider community. Emory Healthcare differentiates itself through high-quality patient care, active research programs, and a culture that prioritizes excellence and humanity. The overarching goal is to deliver excellent patient outcomes while expanding knowledge through research and education, ultimately improving health outcomes for patients locally and beyond.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Conyers, GA
Founded: 2015

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