Occupational Therapist

Where You’ll Work

St. Thomas More Hospital in Canon City Colorado, is a 25-bed acute care facility, is the cornerstone of health care services for Fremont County and surrounding southern Colorado communities.?St. Thomas More offers 24-hour emergency and trauma services including inpatient acute care, intensive care unit, The Birth Center, diagnostic imaging, surgical services, rehabilitation services, sleep disorder center and a community blood bank.?

We’re proud to have a 5-star rating for joint replacement and be ranked among the top 15% in the nation for total joint replacement by Healthgrades (2008 to 2016). Our board-certified physicians specialize in emergency medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology services, general surgery, orthopedic surgery and osteopathic treatment.?

Employees of St. Thomas More enjoy the camaraderie of a close-knit community hospital, the relaxed feel of small-town life and an affordable cost of living in a town rich in culture and historic architecture. Located?about 50 miles from Colorado Springs at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of the Royal Gorge, locals and visitors alike enjoy this area for some of the state’s best hiking, wildlife and river sports like rafting and fishing. 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Occupational Therapist, you will provide a continuum of services for patients with neuromuscular, orthopedic, and other physically related disorders, utilizing the rehab process to promote and restore optimal health and well-being.

Every day you will deliver specialized care including mobility training, strengthening, modalities, manual therapy, and neuromuscular re-education, developing and implementing individualized treatment plans to maximize patient function and recovery.

To be successful in this role, you will possess expertise in occupational therapy interventions for diverse physical disorders, strong assessment and treatment planning skills, and a commitment to patient-centered care.

• Evaluates patients, presenting or referred to occupational therapy, by completing initial evaluation within time standards per department protocol.
• Applies appropriate diagnostic and prognostic testing for musculoskeletal, neurological and neuromuscular conditions.
• Evaluates assigned patients and develops treatment plans including specific goals and activities, reassessing and modifying plans as necessary based on patient's current level of function and makes appropriate disposition recommendations.
• Utilizes a variety of sensorimotor, neuromuscular reeducation, recreational, and social activities to foster patients' achievement of maximum independence in activities of daily living.
• Applies technical knowledge in rehabilitative activities tailored to patients' needs including, but not limited to: ADL training, home safety assessment and education, use of compensatory techniques and equipment, neuromuscular and sensory reeducation, gross and fine motor coordination, evaluation and training, energy conservation, functional mobility, positioning, splinting and hand therapy techniques.
• Performs a variety of best practice and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to address the unique rehabilitation needs of each patient.

We are offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus, in addition to up to $8,000 in relocation assistance, to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements. 

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy
  
  
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association
  
  
• Current state licensure in occupational therapy upon hire or within three (3) months as required by the state of practice
  
  

Preferred

• Master's Degree
  
  
• Previous work experience providing direct patient care in outpatient, inpatient or inpatient rehab unit
  
  
• Prior use of electronic medical records (EMR)

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