Occupational Therapist - Outpatient CHT

City/State: Florissant, Missouri

Categories: Rehabilitation Services

Job Status: Full-Time

Req ID : 113342

Pay Range: $38.32 – $61.30 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

Are you a Certified Hand Therapist looking to work in a multidisciplinary outpatient setting? Our experienced team at Outpatient Rehab at Northwest Healthcare is looking for a full-time Occupational Therapist with experience treating hands. If you are looking for a 1:1 patient care opportunity in an outpatient environment, this may be the role for you! Come work with our multidisciplinary team today.

• Full-Time

• Flexible Scheduling between 7AM and 6:30PM- No weekends or holidays!

Located at our Outpatient Therapy at Northwest Healthcare:

1150 Graham Road, Suite 104

Florissant, MO 63031

Overview

Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!

The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.

Northwest HealthCare , six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

Provides outpatient occupational therapy evaluation and treatments for patients with any number of physical impairments which affect their ability to do their work or leisure activites. Department is staffed by occupational therapists and an occupational therapy assistant.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Responsible for evaluation / treatment of medical disorders; clinical / program / staff & student development; education / training. May also participate in research, improvement projects / processes to support patient care and promote innovation.

Responsibilities

• Establishes treatment plan and provides treatment, considering discharge needs; expected discharge functional status; and appropriate equipment and supplies.

• Educates, collaborates with, and conferences with patients, families, and other health care providers; making recommendations for referrals to specialists as needed.

• Delegates to assistants, techs, and students through written and verbal communication including determining the skill level or competency required to provide interventions to best meet the needs of the patient.

• Provides assessment, consultations and/or treatment services based on clinical practice guidelines and department policies.

• Assists in planning, developing and managing processes and special projects to support staff development, care delivery and innovation.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Board Cert in Area of Expertis

• Cert/Lic in Area of Expertise

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution

• 401(k) plan with BJC match

• Tuition Assistance available on first day

• BJC Institute for Learning and Development

• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary (https://assets.jibecdn.com/prod/bjc/0.0.331/assets/2026%20Benefits%20Summary\_Final.pdf) .

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer