Occupational Therapist
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Specialty: Occupational Therapy | Occupational Therapist
City: Urbana
State: Illinois
Metro Area: Champaign-Urbana IL
Job ID: P-235226
Shift: Days - 40 Weekly Hrs.
Length: 13 Weeks
Est. Gross Weekly Pay*: $2739
Start Date: ASAP
Facility Setting: Hospital
Assignment Location
American Traveler Allied has an opening for a contract Occupational Therapist in Illinois. This assignment puts you in the Champaign-Urbana IL area. Enjoy the increased pay and new experiences that come with traveling to locations like Urbana, along with our full benefits package and top-rated customer service.
Facility Details
The 300+ bed regional care hospital has achieved Magnet designation, the nations highest honor for nursing care. It offers a more advanced level of clinical expertise and technology than any area hospital, housing the area's only Level I Trauma Center as well as Level III perinatal services.
Location Info: Illinois is top midwestern destination for allied healthcare practitioners, host to many advanced practice centers. Career enhancing employment options abound here.
Occup. Therapy Job Responsibilities
An occupational therapist is an allied professional who helps individuals improve motor and cognitive functions, thereby increasing their independence and ability to function within the home, school, workplace, or community.
- Occupational therapists are often required to hold an American Heart Association BLS. They may also obtain an AHA ACLS or PALS depending on specialization.
- Many occupational therapists choose not to specialize or specialize informally, meaning that they frequently care for patients of a specific age or case type but do not hold formal certification of this specialization. Those who do choose to pursue formal certification can do so through The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), which offers these nine specializations:
- Board Certification in Gerontology (BCG)
- Board Certification in Mental Health (BCMH)
- Board Certification in Pediatrics (BCP)
- Board Certification in Rehabilitation (BCPR)
- Specialty Certification in Driving and Community Mobility (SCDCM)
- Specialty Certification in Environmental Modification (SCEM)
- Specialty Certification in Feeding, Eating, and Swallowing (SCFES)
- Specialty Certification in Low Vision (SCLV)
- Specialty Certification in School Systems (SCSS)
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- fast start $$ - above average pay in this specialty
Date Posted: 2024-07-04
