Occupational Therapist - Acute Care, Carolinas Medical Center, Full-time

**Department:** 37694 Carolinas Medical Center \- Physical Therapy **Status:** Full time **Benefits Eligible:** Yes **Hou****rs Per Week:** 40 **Schedule Details/Additional Information:** rotating 11 or 12 hour shifts, every other weekend. **Pay Range:** $35\.50 \- $53\.25 Carolinas Medical Center’s acute care inpatient setting delivers early, interdisciplinary rehabilitation for medically complex patients, including neuro, trauma, cardiac, and medical\-surgical populations. Occupational Therapists focus on functional assessment, ADL retraining, cognition, and safe discharge planning, partnering closely with the care team to optimize recovery and support transitions to the next level of care in a fast\-paced hospital environment. Job Description: Evaluates, plans, directs and administers programs of Occupational Therapy in an inpatient acute level setting, upon referral by the physician. Plans and conducts OT programs to restore function, prevent disability, and help patients reach their maximum level of independence. Supervises Occupational Therapy Assistants, Rehab Technicians, volunteers and students. Essential Functions * Provides direct therapy services to patients admitted to a level of care where service provision is required 7 days a week, including holidays (acute care, rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility). * Evaluates patients, selects and administers assessment techniques, synthesizes information to establish appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups and patient education as warranted by a holistic view of the patient's diagnosis, condition, age, and contextual needs of discharge disposition. * Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation. * Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff and coordin