Occupational Therapist - Inpatient

Location

1100 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, NM

Pay Range: $37.29 - $56.92

Our Downtown Hospital Inpatient Rehab Department is seeking a Occupational Therapist (OT) to evaluate patients regarding the application of a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for rehabilitation of physical and developmental disorders. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness
• EPIC electronic charting system

• Evaluates and treats patients regarding the application of a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for rehabilitation of function/occupation and developmental disorders.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of patients served.
• Oversees and insures a comprehensive rehabilitation program designed to meet the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and immediate environmental well-being of the patient.
• Promotes patient/caregiver self-determination by optimizing outside resource utilization to achieve the highest level of independence.
• Coordinates and communicates with various disciplines or services involved in patient care.
• Coordinates efforts toward discharge goals established at initial evaluation and during episode of care.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Provide direct patient care and/or consultative services for children, teens, and infants in the PICU, PEDs oncology unit and the premature and/or medically complex infants in the NICU.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of babies and children served.
• Oversees and ensures a comprehensive rehabilitation program designed to meet the physical, neurodevelopmental outcomes, supports infant/child mental health and immediate environmental well-being of the infant/child.
• Promotes infant/caregiver/parent self-determination by optimizing outside resource utilization to achieve the highest level of independence.
• Nurture the infant-family dyad.
• Coordinates and communicates with various disciplines or services involved in the infants/child’s care.
• Coordinates efforts toward discharge goals established at initial evaluation and during episode of care.
• Is an infant, child, and family advocate.
• This is an advanced practice area and not appropriate for COTA or New graduate OT.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• NM Occupational Therapist License.
• BLS certification required at time of hire.
• Detailed knowledge of occupational therapy in terms of what and how work is to be done as well as why it is done, with interpretation of data.
• Less than one year experience in occupational therapy.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Basic understanding of the rules and regulations of the specific setting.

Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.