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Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Occupational Therapist

Rehabilitation TherapiesPosted on Nov 5

Full-timePampa, TX, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy is required.
A current state Occupational Therapy certification or license is required.
A current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certificate from the American Heart Association is required.
Candidates must hold or be eligible to obtain licensure within 90 days.
No prior experience is required; new graduates are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Assess patients' functional abilities using standardized assessments, patient interviews, and real-world task simulations to determine their independence and areas of need.
Develop personalized treatment plans tailored to each patient's condition, goals, and discharge needs.
Train patients to regain activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, toileting, and transferring between surfaces such as a bed and chair.
Recommend adaptive equipment and train patients to use tools that compensate for functional limitations.
Suggest environmental changes to the home or hospital room to improve safety and accessibility.
Educate family members or caregivers on assisting patients without increasing dependency, and provide guidance for ongoing care at home or in a rehabilitation facility.
Evaluate and treat patients with physical, cognitive, or psychosocial impairments to restore their ability to perform essential activities of daily living.
Use customized interventions, adaptive equipment, and environmental modifications to support independence and functional recovery, and contribute to discharge planning within the interdisciplinary care team.

Desired Qualifications

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy certification, American Occupational Therapy Association membership, and Occupational Therapy Association of California membership are preferred.

Bonus Amount

$10,000

Bonus Information

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Overview

Employment Type: Full Time

Shifts Available: Days

Hours: 8hr shifts – 8:00am – 4:30pm

Location: Pampa Regional Medical Center - Pampa, TX

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist, sometimes referred to as a Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR) or Occupational Therapist, Registered/Licensed (OTR/L). The Occupational Therapist (OT) will evaluate and treat patients with physical, cognitive, or psychosocial impairments to restore their ability to perform essential activities of daily living (ADLs), such as dressing, grooming, and eating. Utilizing customized interventions, adaptive equipment, and environmental modifications, they facilitate patient independence, support functional recovery, and contribute to discharge planning within the interdisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

New graduates looking for the right hospital to grow their career as an Occupational Therapist are encouraged to apply. No experience is required (entry-level); candidates must be licensed or eligible to obtain licensure within 90 days.

Assess Functional Abilities: use standardized assessments, patient interviews, and real-world task simulations to determine the patient's current level of independence and areas of need
Develop Treatment Plans: create personalized treatment plans tailored to the patient’s condition, goals, and discharge needs
Train in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): guide patients in regaining the ability to perform basic ADLs such as bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, toileting, and transferring (e.g., from bed to chair)
Recommend Adaptive Equipment: introduce and train patients to use tools that compensate for functional limitations
Environmental Modifications: Suggest changes to the home or hospital room setup to improve safety and accessibility
Educate Patients and Families: train family members or caregivers on how to assist properly without increasing the patient’s dependency, and provide guidance for ongoing care at home or in a rehab facility

Qualifications

Bachelor or Master Degree in Occupational Therapy
Current state Occupational Therapy certification/license
Current BCLS (AHA) certificate
National Board for Certification Occupational Therapy certification, AOTA and OTAC preferred

Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:

Relocation bonus options
Health, dental, and vision insurance options
Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options
Employer 401K options
Tuition reimbursement options
Life, disability, and other insurance options
Many other amazing benefits

Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/

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Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

About the Company

Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Prime Healthcare operates a network of hospitals and outpatient centers across the United States, concentrating on turning around financially struggling facilities. It invests in infrastructure and technology, restructures operations, and negotiates payer terms (including pursuing higher out-of-network reimbursements) to improve financial performance, and it manages both for-profit hospitals and not-for-profit facilities through the Prime Healthcare Foundation. The company aims to raise clinical quality and patient safety while expanding access in hundreds of communities, though it has faced legal and regulatory scrutiny over billing practices and service-line decisions. Its goal is to stabilize and improve the financial and clinical performance of underperforming hospitals so they can continue serving their communities.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $2.2B
Headquarters: Ontario, CA
Founded: 2001

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