Hand Therapist – Outpatient
Northern Arizona Healthcare
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Flagstaff • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Evaluates the patient by performing chart review, interpreting tests and measurements appropriate to discipline and patient diagnosis.
- Performs treatments and patient care activities in a timely manner following appropriate protocols and guidelines.
- Participates in patient care conferences with other related health services, patient, and family to review patient's progress and evaluate goals.
- Develops appropriate plan of care that include goals and home instructions in conjunction with other team members, patient and family.
- Delegates selected treatment to supportive personnel with assumption of responsibility for care of patient and continuing supervision of supportive personnel.
- Plans specific measures to meet assessed learning needs and documents in patient record.
- Recognizes and addresses patient, family, and appropriate others in the learning needs of the individual.
- Presents information clearly and in a manner appropriate to the level of patient and family understanding.
- Implements the treatment plan and evaluates and records the patient responses to the treatment sessions.
- Participates in the development of individual discharge plans that are responsive to patient/family concerns.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree- Required
- Master's degree- Preferred
- Current Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist in the state of Arizona- Required
- Certified Hand Therapist (CHT)- Required
- BLS (American Heart Association) - Required upon date of hire.
Benefits
- Relocation and sign-on bonuses make it easy to join our team!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
patient evaluationchart reviewtreatment planningpatient care activitiesgoal settingdocumentationdischarge planningsupervision of personnellearning needs assessmenttreatment implementation
Soft skills
communicationteam collaborationpatient educationresponsibilitysupervisory skillsproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillsadaptabilityempathypresentation skills
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreePhysical Therapist licenseOccupational Therapist licenseCertified Hand Therapist (CHT)BLS certification