Acute Care Occupational Therapist
Burlington, North Carolina
Alamance Regional Medical Center

OT Acute Care Hospital

Overview

• Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation
• Location: Burlington, North Carolina
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 20 weeks
• Schedule: Day shift, 5x8s (40 hours/week), 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, weekends included on rotation
• Travelers: First-time travelers are accepted, pending experience in an acute care setting

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in North Carolina
• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy
• NBCOT (National Board of Certification in Occupational Therapy) certification
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience in an acute care setting
• Driver's License
• Experience with Epic

Patient Population

• Orthopedics: Elective and traumatic surgeries
• Neuro: Stroke, Parkinson's, autonomic insufficiency, MS, ALS, GBS, and similar conditions; primary stroke center certified
• Neurosurgery: Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar surgical intervention; intracranial decompression, burr holes, craniotomy/-ectomy
• Cardiac: AFib, CHF, NSTEMI, STEMI (no open heart procedures)
• Vascular: Intravascular and open intervention/repair
• Surgical: Abdominal surgeries, wound care
• Chronic disease: COPD, CHF, DM, AKI
• Acute medical illness: Sepsis

Unit Details

• 4 primary medical-surgical floors (30 patients each)
• ICU/CCU (20 patients)
• Post-op unit (5 overnight patients, same-day discharge as appropriate)
• Emergency Department
• Gero-psych unit (12 beds)
• Behavioral Health unit (25 beds)

Productivity Expectations

• 10-11 patients per day
• Ultimate productivity goal of 1 patient per worked hour (minimum of 8 patients over an 8-hour day)

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background check: Completed within 60 days of start, covering all locations lived, worked, or attended school in the past 7 years. Includes SSN trace, statewide county, national criminal, federal court, and national sex offender searches, plus education verification. Open hits are not accepted. Fingerprinting is not required for this role.
• Education verification: Verified by a third party
• Drug screen: Negative 10-panel drug screen within 40 days of start
• TB: Negative QuantiFERON or T-SPOT within 6 months of start, plus a TB questionnaire within 30 days of start, updated annually
• Immunizations: Proof of Tdap; MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), varicella, and hepatitis B documentation (titer, vaccine series, or declination as applicable); flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption during flu season (exemptions must be on agency forms with an agency attestation)
• Fit mask test: Completed within the current calendar year of start and updated annually
• References: Two supervisory references for clinical positions. One must be from an assignment within 12 months before start, and the second within 24 months before start.
• Work history: Employment application or resume with a 7-year work history; third-party verification of employment within the last 5 years
• Photo: Badge photo submitted before clearance, following strict facility guidelines