Certified Hand Therapist - OT/PT

About Texas Children's Hospital

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.   To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org.   Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Summary:

We are searching for an Occupational Therapist Clinical Specialist — someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position you'll plan, evaluate, organize, and implement physical therapy advanced treatment techniques and programs in a developmentally and age appropriate manner for patients ages 0-adulthood.

 

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Responsibilities :

• Completes patient evaluations and reassessments in accordance with hospital and department guidelines
• Develops an individualized plan of care based upon evaluation/reassessment findings according to hospital and departmental guidelines
• Monitors patient response to treatment intervention
• Provides clinical support to assigned outpatient clinic or specialty program
• Provides instruction/education to patients and families/care givers
• Documents information in patient’s medical record and assists with patient billing process
• Works with departmental staff and other health care professionals by volunteering regularly to help others when time allows
• Communicates effectively with patient/family, team leader, department staff, physicians, and other health care professionals to promote quality patient care

Qualifications:

• Degree in Occupational/Physical Therapy
• Certified Hand Therapist experience/certification strongly preferred
• Current Texas state license to practice occupational/physical therapy in the State of Texas
• Temporary license is acceptable contingent upon permanent license obtained prior to temporary expiration date
• Current basic life support certification is preferred
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of pediatric occupational therapy developmentally appropriate for children ages 0 – adulthood
• Successful demonstration of fundamental competencies and at least two (2) advanced professional competencies
• Must be articulate, courteous, and supportive in dealing with hospital, administrative, and departmental personnel, patients, and parents
• Must independently treat patients by developing and following the established therapy plan of care
• Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills

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