Hand Therapist
Fairview Health Services
Overview We are seeking a hand therapist to join our team at M Health Fairview Clinic - Blaine! The orthopedic suite on the clinic's second floor houses sports medicine and orthopedics, pain management, orthotics, podiatry, hand therapy, and physical therapy. This position is a great opportunity to build relationships with 7-9 therapists and referring physicians onsite daily. The therapist is responsible for providing safe and effective delivery of patient care including examination, evaluation, diagnosis, planning, intervention and establishing outcomes. 0.6 FTE position, authorized for 48 hours per pay period. Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday - 8:00am - 4:30pm. Full benefits such as medical, HSA, dental insurance, vision insurance, 403b, PTO, Shift Differentials, health & wellbeing resources, paid for continuing education credits, and more! M Health Fairview Rehabilitation offers a broad range of services that serve patients across 10 acute-care hospitals, 3 post-acute settings and 70 outpatient adult and pediatric therapy clinics. Consisting of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy as well as Audiology and Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab, our therapists collaborate with colleagues in all medical settings and offer dozens of specialty programs. As an academic health system with residency and fellowship programs and a rehab-focused clinical quality team, we have a collaborative culture that is centered on learning with an emphasis on evidence based, patient-centered care. Rehab’s continuing education program offers 40+ continuing education courses per year at no cost to employees and further supports numerous external CE courses each year. As a member of the M Health Fairview rehab team, you would have opportunities for formal mentorship, clinical specialization and further recognition and compensation through our clinical specialist program. As an industry leader in rehabilitative care with nationally recognized programs, our therapists play a critical role in helping patients reach their goals and live more fulfilling lives. Responsibilities Job Description The hand therapist partners with patients and their families while performing evaluation and re-evaluation Evaluates and reassesses patient condition. Gathers pertinent data. Performs appropriate examination. Determines occupational therapy diagnosis. Determines plan of care. Analyzes data to identify needs and potential risks. Determines prognosis for recovery. Establishes goals with patient or caregiver. Implements and modifies plan of care based on reassessment and patient response. Coordinates care and communicates optimally with interdisciplinary team to achieve desire outcomes. Establishes appropriate discharge plan. Provides appropriate and effective interventions. Educates patient and family on appropriate care. Complies with standards of productivity and time management. Provides accurate documentation of interventions provided and patient response. Supervises and directs appropriate members of rehab team. Delegate tasks appropriately to assistants/clerks/aides/transporters/extenders. Participates in department/facility process/quality improvement initiatives. Responsible for personal and professional development to ensure current knowledge required for position. Actively mentors or otherwise assists in the professional development of Hand Therapists Mentors Fairview Hand Therapists Provides periodic continuing education sessions to staff. Periodically supervises Level II Fieldwork students Qualifications Required Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) Credential from the Hand Therapy Certification Commission MN License including certification to practice of physical modalities NBCOT Active Minnesota Basic Life Support Certification Preferred Master’s or Doctoral Degree in Occupational Therapy 1+ year of Hand Therapy experience EEO Statement EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status Benefit Overview Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract Compensation Disclaimer An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical.
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