CERTIFIED HAND THERAPIST - Rehabilitation Services - Staples, MN/ Brainerd, MN (outpatient)
Job Description: Provides hand therapy services to patients, ages infant through adult, including evaluation and assessment, treatment, education, and consultation to improve clients’ abilities to their highest feasible level. Provides services as part of a care team assembled to assure optimal customer service, and clinical and financial outcomes, under the direction of Essentia Health service line management and the referring physician. Also provides education and supervision to non-certified staff for hand therapy related experience.Licensure/Certification Qualifications:We are seeking a full-time (1.0 FTE) certified hand therapist to join our rehabilitation team at our Staples and Brainerd Clinic.In this position, the CHT will
- Work with a variety of patients and will work closely with orthopedic surgeons.
- Work with a team that includes 1-2 PTs and physicians and providers in Family Medicine as well as specialists in orthopedics.
- Work primarily in the outpatient clinic, but will work a weekend/holiday rotation at St. Joseph's Medical Center that is 1:6 to 1:8.
- Be able to work well independently, be able to communicate will with providers, patients and colleagues.
- Candidates with additional interest or experience working with lymphedema patients preferred.
- Current Minnesota Occupational Therapy and certification by the NBCOT. Current certification in hand therapy (CHT)