Overview

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation

Occupational Therapist CHT Fellowship

Outpatient

Full Time Fellowship  position in Occupational Therapy .  Candidate is to participate in a year-long fellowship program for Advanced Practitioner training in the field of Orthopedic Upper extremity Rehabilitation which will include direct patient care, didactic learning and time spent with mentors for skills testing and guidance in the field of Occupational therapy to prepare the candidate to take the CHT exam once the fellowship is completed. 

Responsibilities

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift patients using appropriate biomechanical techniques frequently throughout the course of a workday/shift. Must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds dead weight alone
• Ability to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during a workday/shift
• Visual acuity (near and distant) sufficient to evaluate, diagnose and monitor patient needs and to maintain accurate records, recognize people and provide directions
• Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions
• Ability to push wheeled equipment through the facility and in the community
• Possess fine motor skills for legible and accurate reporting, charting, scheduling, daily correspondence, and presentations, either manually or through use of electronic equipment
• Possess fine motor skills for effective and efficient handling of diagnostic or therapeutic equipment

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of those educational requirements as mandated for state licensure or eligibility for a license in Occupational Therapy
• Current State licensure or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required
• Ability to work 40 hours per week with occasional late or early shifts to accommodate patients