Occupational Therapist (OT)Acute Care Part-time Weekends

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

· Work location: Texas Health Ft. Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Ft. Worth, TX 76104

· Therapy Services

• Work hours: Part-time: Weekends: Friday/Sat/Sun or Sat/Sun/Monday. Either (3) 8-hour shifts** or**10-hour shifts on Sat/Sun with the 3rd day being a 4-hour shift. Holidays: 1 holiday per year (Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th, Labor Day, New Years Day) and Thanksgiving or Christmas day on a rotational basis for on call.

Therapy Services highlights:

· Supporting the 815-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital that has served the Ft. Worth and surrounding community since 1930

· Supportive team of over 40 Occupational Therapists in an acute care trauma hospital – focus on inpatient.

Here’s What You Need:

· Bachelor's Degree Completion of an Occupational Therapy program Required.

· No Experience required – new grads are welcome!

· Prefer experience with adult population, acute care hospital-based, inpatient experience.

· 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 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.

What You Will Do:

· Performs age-appropriate patient assessment and establishes plan of care.

· Uses therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to patient age and desire for treatment.

· Educates patient and family through instruction, demonstration, and/or appropriate handouts in treatment plan, safety issues, home
programs/self-management and assistive equipment.

· Documents all aspects of assessment, plan of care, and re-certifications in accordance with departmental, TJC, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines.

· Works in partnership with peers, other disciplines, and departmental personnel

· Focus on Daily Living Skills, Mobility and Cognition of patients.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Occupational Therapist

· Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan repayment program, as well as several other benefits.

· Delivery of high quality of patient care through evidence-based care.

· As the only Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center in Fort Worth and a Level 1 Trauma center, you will join a team of highly motivated clinicians that take pride in the quality of care provided.

· A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

· Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we’ve won and more.

*Do you still have questions or concerns? *Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.