{"id":1171768,"url":"https://alion.io/job/advocate-health-occupational-therapist-ot-acute-care","title":"Occupational Therapist (OT) - Acute Care","company":{"id":13894,"name":"Advocate Health","domain":"advocatehealth.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/advocatehealth","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":161,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0.037,"time_to_fill_p50_days":8,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Legal","role_family":"Legal","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"part_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":36000,"max_usd":84000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":315},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T08:03:52Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T12:22:09Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Department:\n37501 Advocate Sherman Hospital - Acute Care RehabilitationStatus:\nPart timeBenefits Eligible:\nNoHours Per Week:\n0Schedule Details/Additional Information:\nExperience working in the acute care setting is required (minimum of one year experience practicing in the acute care setting is highly preferred).\nPosition requires working a minimum of 2 weekend day shifts per month.\nWorking one summer and one winter holiday or weekend around a holiday is required (must work minimum of one of the 6 major holidays annually).\nPrior experience with EPIC EMR is highly preferred but not required.\nDuring on-boarding process, some weekday availability will be required initially for orientation purposes (attend hospital's full day new teammate orientation session, attend rehab system's full day new teammate orientation session, attend a 2-hour safe patient handling class, attend a 2-hour EPIC EMR training class, complete mandatory annual regulatory learning CBT modules, and orient to the department).\nOpportunity to pick up additional hours to assist with coverage of PTO, leaves of absence, and/or during times of increased hospital census/IP OT caseload. Having some weekday availability is a plus!\nThere is the opportunity to cross-train to a second hospital site should this be of interest.\nIndividual must be flexible, reliable, collaborative, and be a self-starter. Must be able to deliver high quality, compassionate, and empathetic care.\nPay Range:\n$38.20 - $57.30Major Responsibilities:\nInterprets physician referrals and evaluates the patient's physical, perceptual, cognitive, social, and vocational abilities and their impact on the patient's activities of daily living.\nEstablishes a plan of care and implements individual treatment based on evaluation results, functional goals and by utilizing appropriate techniques. Provides and/or fabricates assistive devices and/or splints to enhance patient's functional independence. Monitors and evaluates outcomes and appropriately adjusts individualized treatment plan based on patient's response and provides status updates to physicians and other teammates. Identifies factors affecting patient's physical and psychosocial comfort and attends to these needs.\nPlans for and completes patient discharge including providing written home programs, patient/family teaching, referral for community services, transition planning within the continuum of care and ordering equipment as indicated/appropriate. Communicates and collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to assist in achieving optimum care for the patient.\nCompletes all required documentation following department policy and accreditation standards with appropriate co- signatures, including patient evaluations, progress notes, team conference reports, and discharge summaries as appropriate. Record patient care and progress of each patient assigned. Completes daily statistics, billing, and scheduling. Applies insurance guidelines regarding authorization and number of visits. Responsible for maintaining site/department established productivity standards. Responsible for understanding and adhering to all billing and documentation policies, procedures, and timelines.\nResponsible for cleaning up after patient treatment, putting away equipment, and keeping area neat and orderly. Performs various manual techniques, patient positioning, transferring and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique. Demonstrates skill in use of modalities, exercise equipment and other devices that are available in area worked per department orientation checklist. Demonstrates knowledge of indications and contraindications of modalities and exercise. Promotes patient safety by participating in safety initiatives as requested and appropriately follows all safety and infection control measures pertaining to the general working environment.\nParticipates in performance improvement activities designed to identify and resolve problems affecting patient care outcomes and to improve quality of care. Manages assigned caseload, informing site leadership of coverage needs and ability to cover; assists with coverage, based on department needs and regional needs.\nPursues professional growth through participation in continuing education courses, department in-services, and reading professional literature. Orients new staff to clinical and department policies as requested. Participates in the evaluation process of co-workers by providing verbal or written feedback as requested.\nMay supervise occupational therapy assistants following all applicable state and local compliance requirements. This includes delegating patients to assistive personnel while providing direction, recommendations regarding treatment and ongoing supervision while maintaining responsibility for patient plan of care and goals. May directly supervise occupational therapy extenders (rehab aides/techs) in administering treatments to patients and will teach them appropriate techniques to perform with specific patients. May supervisor occupational therapy students after completing one year of clinical experience.\nMinimum Job Requirements\nEducation\nMaster’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited school or educational requirements commensurate with the date of graduation; maintains continuing education requirements as mandated by applicable state professional standards\nCertification / Registration / License\nLicensed Occupational Therapist in the State upon which you work. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (obtained within 90 days unless department leader has determined is not required) by American Heart Association (AHA)\nWork Experience\nNo experience required\nKnowledge / Skills / Abilities\nIntermediate computer skills\nExcellent communication, interpersonal, and organization skills\nDemonstrated organization, decision-making, and problem-solving skills\nSuccessfully completes all competency assessments/requirements pertaining to provision of patient care and consistent with site standards\nTeam members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications (e.g. DNV, CARF or others).\nMust be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.\nPhysical Requirements and Working Conditions\nMust be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, and squat throughout the workday\nMust be able to:\nlift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.\nlift up to 10 lbs. from waist to overhead.\nlift and carry up to 40 lbs. at waist height a reasonable distance\nMust be able to:\npush/pull with 30 lbs. of force.\nperform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present\nPosition requires repetitive use of hands:\nSimple grasping - 5-15 lbs. - 20% of the workday.\nPushing/pulling - up to 75-100 lbs. - 10% of the day\nFine manipulation of hands during massage and joint mobilization\nMust have functional use of senses to allow for effective communication\nExposed to electrical and chemical hazards as well as blood and body fluids; therefore, must have ability to wear protective clothing as needed\nPosition may require travel; therefore, may be exposed to road and weather hazards\nOperates all equipment necessary to perform the job\n#LI- PRN\n#LI- OT\n#LI- REHAB\n#LI- Acute\nDISCLAIMER\nAll responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.\nThis job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders\nOur Commitment to You:\nAdvocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:\nCompensation\nBase compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training\n\nPremium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job\n\nIncentive pay for select positions\n\nOpportunity for annual increases based on performance\n\nBenefits and more\nPaid Time Off programs\n\nHealth and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability\n\nFlexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses\n\nFamily benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave\n\nDefined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs\n\nEducational Assistance Program\n\nNote: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.\nAbout Advocate Health\nAdvocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. 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