Occupational Therapist - Inpatient

Are you passionate about helping people achieve their goals and live meaningful lives? Do you have the skills and knowledge to provide effective and evidence-based interventions for a variety of clients? If so, you might be the perfect candidate for our occupational therapy team! As an occupational therapist, you will work with patients regarding the application of a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for rehabilitation of physical and developmental disorders.

Type of Opportunity: Part Time (0.6 FTE/24 hours per week)
Work Schedule: Varied Days and Hours

Sign on and relocation bonuses available for qualified candidates.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Strongline Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Shift differentials for nights and weekends
• Differentials for higher education, certifications and various lead roles
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Text 505.388.0350 or schedule directly with me by clicking here!

Masters preferred.

Professional Roles and Requirements: Occupational Therapist

Requires detailed knowledge of occupational therapy in terms of what and how work is to be done as well as why it is done, this level includes interpretation of data.

Basic computer skills required.

Basic understanding of the rules and regulations of the specific
setting

Less than one year experience in occupational therapy.

Occupational Therapist: Two years of experience providing infant/child developmental services preferred.

Competency or validation of participation in pediatric and NICU education and formal training and/or mentoring

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.

Is a patient advocate.

Other duties as assigned.

Learn more about our employee benefits.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system comprised of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 13,000 employees - including more than 1,200 providers and nearly 3,500 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 640,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

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

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