Inpatient Occupational Therapist

**Overview**The Department of Rehab Medicine seeks a part\-time licensed Occupational Therapist to join our inpatient academic hospital setting. Be a part of a large rehab team in a leading healthcare facility, and assist patients in developing, improving, and recovering the necessary skills needed to perform their daily activities after surgery, illness, or injury.

Serving the admitted patients of the hospital, our inpatient rehab team covers pediatrics to geriatrics and supports numerous service lines.

Prior experience in pediatrics and/or ICU is preferred, but all are encouraged to apply.

This is a part\-time, 24 hours/week, benefitted position.

In addition to your application, please attach a cover letter for this submission.

**Responsibilities*** Evaluates referred patients, and determines care needs.

• Provides follow up treatments and education to patients and families.
• Collaborates with team members regarding recommendations and discharge needs of patients.
• Completes and maintains necessary documentation on services provided.
• Adheres to state, hospital, and professional standards.
• Participates in and supports departmental programs such as in\-service education, student programs, volunteer/observation programs.
• Provides documentation, billing, and record keeping. Participates in compliance audits.

**Required Skills:**

• A strong desire to help patients, and to work in a hospital
• A desire to be a part of a team
• Good bedside manner
• Dependability
• Ability to maintain record keeping, and complete necessary documentation in a timely manner
• Good time management skills to manage own his/her caseload.
• Good verbal/written communication
• Physical strength, as job requires assisting Pt with completing ADLs and functional mobility.

Desire for continued learning, and professional development (participate in\-services, student fieldwork/observation program, and quality improvement projects as assigned).

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**Qualifications*** Bachelors/Masters Degree from an accredited occupational therapy program.

Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the state of New Hampshire

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**Required Licensure/Certifications**

\- New Hampshire licensure required \- BLS certified \- Successful passage of national certification examination required

• **Area of Interest:** Allied Health
• **Pay Range:** $32\.25/Hr. \- $49\.99/Hr.
• **FTE/Hours per pay period:** 1\.00 \- 1\.00 \- 40 hrs/week
• **Shift:** Day
• **Job ID:** 10737

Dartmouth Health offers a total compensation package that includes a comprehensive selection of benefits. Our Core Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement plans.

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• Benefits \| DHMC and Clinics Careers *Dartmouth Health is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy\-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• * *Dartmouth Health provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and to applicants and employees with sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
• Applicants who require an accommodation during the application or interview process may contact* *talentacquisition@hitchcock.
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