Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), Occupational Therapist (OT) - Outpatient Rehab (PRN Days)

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.

We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Bring your specialized expertise to a flexible PRN opportunity supporting several of our key rehabilitation locations across Northwest Metro Atlanta:

• Kennestone Hospital | Marietta, GA
• Acworth Health Park | Acworth, GA
• Cherokee Health Park | Holly Springs, GA
• Vinings Health Park | Smyrna, GA

We’re seeking a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), Occupational Therapist who is passionate about hand and upper-extremity rehabilitation and interested in bringing their expertise across our growing network of care.

Bring your expertise.

Enjoy the flexibility.

Make an impact.

The occupational therapist assesses, plans, organizes and participates in rehabilitative programs that help to restore or improve function in activities of daily living, functional mobility, cognitive tasks, strength, coordination and range of motion in patients suffering from disease or injury.

Services are provided across the full continuum and rendered in a cost conscious, quality focused and customer oriented manner.

Compliance with all applicable regulatory standards is also required in this role.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Treatment Planning and Provision of Care


* Implements the occupational therapy treatment plan


* Selects appropriate treatment activities to progress patient towards goals.


* Revises goals/plan of care with patient/family input


* Provides ongoing patient/family education and training


* Provides discharge instructions, follow-up and referral to community resources as appropriate


* Acts as a referral source for staff, families, physicians on services and equipment related to rehabilitation services.

Patient Assessment


* In collaboration with the physician, responsible for the establishment and ongoing evaluation of treatment programs, plan of care, goals and discharge plans for the patients as related to the occupational therapy needs of the patient.


* Establishes a plan of care in conjunction with the patient and/or family members.


* Establishes realistic discharge plan incorporating patient and/or family member goals.
Documentation


* Documents the evaluation and plan of care according to departmental guidelines


* Documents each treatment session according to departmental protocols


* Completes and submits family e...