Occupational Therapist
LHC Group
Smithfield, NC

***Please note that the salary will be commensurate with experience. 

We are hiring for an Occupational Therapist to join our team in Senior Living.

At LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people.

 ​As an Occupational Therapist, you can expect:​ 

•  the ability to build in-person trusted therapist-patient relationships 
•  continuing education and tuition reimbursement opportunities
•  independence and autonomy 
•  career growth possibilities 

• Completes a comprehensive initial evaluation on each patient in a timely manner.
• Evaluates the patient to determine rehab potential, identifies needs, establishes an individualized treatment plan of care, and sets goals to be used in the team plan of care.
• Sets initial STG's and LTG's.
• Utilizes equipment in a proper and safe manner, maintains equipment inspection, maintenance, and cleaning logs, and reports broken or faulty equipment.
• Follows medical regimen developed for the patient, is aware of and adheres to precautions (THR, TKR, Cardiac, Wound, etc.).
• Utilizes the following safe treatment techniques: transfers, positioning, feeding, splinting, paraffin bath, cryotherapy, electrical stimulation, ultrasound, etc.

• Current Occupational Therapy licensure in state of practice.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Current driver's license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.