Plans and conducts occupational therapy programs to help patients recover from illness, injury, or developmental conditions. Administers treatments to improve self-care, mobility, cognitive function, and social integration while collaborating with healthcare teams.
Requirements summary
Requires a valid Occupational Therapist license from the Mississippi Department of Health by the hire date. Candidates must possess knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and rehabilitation procedures for physical and mental dysfunctions.
professional certificateInterpersonal SkillsCare PlanningPatient AssessmentPatient DocumentationOccupational TherapyAnatomyPhysiologyClinical ReasoningAssistive TechnologyProstheticsOrthoticsKinesiology
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Job Requisition ID: R00050379 Job Category: Allied Health Organization: Children's Rehabilitation Services Location/s: Main Campus Jackson Job Title: Occupational Therapist-Children's of Mississippi Job Summary: Plans and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help individuals recover from illness, injury, or developmental or psychological conditions.
Administers treatments to improve self-care, daily living skills, communication, mobility, cognitive function, social integration, and play/leisure skills.
Education & Experience Certifications, Licenses or Registration required: Occupational Therapist from the Mississippi Department of Health required by the hire date.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and/or kinesiology.
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, as well as for counseling and guidance.
Strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients, family members, and staff.
Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress.
Ability to motivate individuals to set and achieve goals.
Responsibilities Synthesize complex medical data and use results to administer appropriate tests and evaluate patients’ physical and cognitive status.
Demonstrate sound clinical reasoning to develop and update a comprehensive plan of care in collaboration with the patient and family, including measurable short- and long-term goals and a defined discharge plan.
Utilize appropriate methods and materials for effective learning, monitor patient responses, and adapt programs as needed.
Ensure that patients and families verbalize or demonstrate understanding of the information provided.
Follow intervention protocols and revise interventions appropriately, discharging patients when goals are met, or medical necessity is no longer indicated.
Maintain timely, legible, and efficient patient care documentation that meets professional and departmental standards.
Provide clear, concise, and pertinent oral reports.
Design, provide, and train patients and families in the use of assistive technology, devices, orthotics, prosthetics, splints, and environmental adaptations to support occupational performance.
Provide guidance and supervision in therapy techniques and objectives for students and other medical staff.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with other members of the healthcare team regarding patient treatment programs.
Consistently meet patient care productivity standards as established for the job classification.
The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.
Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
Physical and Environmental Demands Requires occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional travelling to offsite locations, frequent activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, constant bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, frequent crouching/stooping, constant kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, constant reaching, frequent sitting, constant standing, frequent twisting, and constant walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more) Time Type: Full time FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: Yes Pay Class: Hourly, Salary FTE %: 100 Work Shift: Benefits Eligibility: Grant Funded: Job Posting Date: 06/9/2026 Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified): The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care.
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