OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST- PRN

Company: Community Health Systems
Location: Hattiesburg
Posted on: November 12, 2024

Job Description:

DescriptionAre you an Occupational Therapist looking to pick up extra shifts?As a Occupational Therapist , at Merit Health Wesley, you'll play a vital role in doing what you do best-providing quality care to our patients!Duties Include:Evaluates patients and develops patient-specific occupational therapy treatment program.Monitors, reassesses and modifies treatment program to meet patient needs in an ongoing manner.Coordinates, delegates and supervises responsibilities assigned to supportive staff (occupational therapist assistants, rehab aides, students, etc.).Performs treatments demonstrating awareness of growth and development for each population group.Applies knowledge of population specific needs when assessing/caring for newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients according to psycho-social and developmental needs.Plans and conducts individualized occupational therapy programs to help patients develop, regain, or maintain their ability to perform daily activities.Requirements:Bachelor or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy.1-2 years experience in Occupational Therapy preferred.Current Occupational Therapist MS state licensure is required.BLS certification is required.PRN-as needed must be available to work some weekends/holidays.About Merit Health Wesley:We know it's not just about finding a job. It's about finding a place where you are respected, valued and where your work is purposeful and fulfilling. A place where your talent is recognized, professional development is encouraged and career advancement is possible.At Merit Health Wesley our people provide great care. We are more than 250 physicians strong, while employing more than 1,000 healthcare professionals who have been nationally recognized for patient safety and quality care.We are a dynamic entity, continually changing and growing in size, service and scope to meet the needs of South Mississippi.Our 211-bed facility is conveniently located on a beautiful 85-acre healthcare campus in west Hattiesburg, along one of the most rapidly expanding retail corridors in Lamar County.Even with these changes, one thing has-and always will-remain the same: our team of professional caregivers strives to uphold the principles upon which this facility was founded more than 100 years ago: Loving God, Serving Others, and Excelling in Healthcare.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)Equal Employment OpportunityThis organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.

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