Occupational Therapist (OT) Acute Care (PRN/Days)

Here’s What You Need

• Bachelor’s Degree Completion of a Occupational Therapy program Required

• Acute care experience

• NICU experience   

• OT – Occupational Therapist Texas Occupational Therapy License Upon Hire Required And 

• BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required 

• Good verbal and written communication skills in English; Problem solving ability; Ability to teach others; Time management skills; Good interpersonal and customer service skills, Basic leadership skills.

   

What You Will Do

• Performs age-appropriate patient treatment

• Uses therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to patient age and desire for treatment

• Performs treatment procedures that are within the scope of the professional license

• Performs/delegates technical procedures appropriately and safely

• Utilizes a variety of treatment techniques to achieve goals, if necessary

• Determines patient response to treatment and evaluates progress  

• (reassessment)

• Educate patients and family through instruction, demonstration, and/or appropriate handouts in treatment plan, safety issues, home programs/self-management and assistive equipment

• Maintains patient safety throughout treatment

• Communicates with physicians and other healthcare personnel as appropriate regarding patient care issues

• Demonstrates competence in the performance of age-appropriate patient treatment and individualizes care based on age specific needs

• Motivates non-compliant or unmotivated patients to participate in therapy

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Occupational Therapist

• Benefits include 401k, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Discount Programs, as well as other benefits.

• Delivery of high-quality patient care

• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Entity highlights

Texas Health Frisco is a 93-bed, acute care hospital that has served the Frisco community and surrounding western Collin County and Denton County areas since 2019. Our hospital provides convenient access to care for patients from Frisco, Little Elm, The Colony, Prosper, McKinney, and nearby communities.  

We provide specialized services in women’s health, outpatient surgery, neonatal intensive care, emergency medicine, heart and vascular care, digestive health, and bariatrics. As a collaboration between Texas Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center, our campus includes a multispecialty clinic that offers access to academic medicine close to home.  

Texas Health Frisco is Joint Commission-certified as a Level III Trauma Center and Acute Heart Attack Ready facility. We are also a designated Baby-Friendly facility and recognized as a Pathways to Excellence organization. 

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org

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