Occupational Therapist

## Overview **Occupational Therapist- Fulltime - Brownsville, Texas** ***Join our world-class team of driven, passionate healthcare professionals who are focused on service excellence and providing top quality care!*** At **South Texas Rehabilitation Hospital** we strive to attract, retain, develop, and empower our employees, supporting them in their professional growth with career advancement opportunities and a path to success within our organization. We have a great Fulltime opportunity for an Occupational Therapist in Brownsville, Texas. **South Texas Rehabilitation Hospital** in Brownsville, Texas provides high-quality inpatient rehabilitation services to patients across the South Texas region. Our hospital is devoted to restoring health and independence for individuals recovering from strokes, brain and spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, and other serious conditions that benefit from intensive therapy. We offer a comprehensive range of rehabilitation programs – including neurological rehab, orthopedic rehab, and cardiac/pulmonary rehab – led by our compassionate team of specialists. At South Texas Rehabilitation Hospital, patients receive personalized one-on-one therapy, bilingual support (English and Spanish), and family education to ensure a smooth transition back to home. Joint Commission-accredited and recognized in the top tier of rehab facilities nationwide, we are proud to provide patient-centered care in a friendly environment, helping our patients achieve life-changing improvements *As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs. These programs focus to enhance the employees’ work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements. We also encourage employees to share their work experience through “My Ernest Journey” and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is “You Spoke, We Listened”. These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.* ***Our hospital offers comprehensive benefits, designed to support your health and financial well-being.*** ***Benefits:*** - *PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options* - *Flexible and Health Saving account options available* - *Dental and Vision coverage* - *401K with employer matching* - *Life insurance* - *Short-and-long term disability* - *Competitive compensation* ***Wellness & Work Life balance:*** - *Employee Assistance Program* - *Wellness Program with quarterly wellness challenges with participation incentives.* - *Earned Time Off - Start accruing vacation time on start date.* ***Professional Growth:*** - *Clinical Career Ladder bonus program* - *Therapy Preceptor bonus program* - *Continuing education opportunities* ***What you bring:*** - *A passion for patient care, a team player, motivating and collaborating therapist to assist patients to reach the best outcome.* - *Graduate Degree from an accredited program in Occupational Therapy.* - *Current State Occupational Therapist License.* - *Current CPR* ## Qualifications **Required Skills:** - Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist required - Basic Life Support/CPR card required - One year of experience in the care of patients in rehabilitation hospital setting preferred. **Additional Qualifications/Skills:** - Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures. - Demonstrates an understanding of treatment costs and financial support as they relate to quality and efficiency. - Demonstrates competency in the provision of care according to established standards - Demonstrates appropriate application of age specific standards, policies and procedures and guidelines in caring for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients - Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management. - Leadership skills in delegating, organizing, and educating coworkers and staff. - Effective organizational and…