Inpatient Occupational Therapist

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist to join our inpatient hospital therapy team! This is your opportunity to work in an acute inpatient setting at our La Crosse main hospital campus working with a wide range of patient acuities including pediatrics.

What You'll Do:

As an Inpatient Occupational Therapist, you will evaluate patients on our acute and rehab units, create care plans, and provide treatment for individuals with disabilities, injuries and disease using appropriate modalities and treatment techniques according to Wisconsin OT Standards of Practice. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team in the areas of education and consultation regarding patient care needs, in accordance with the vision and mission of Gundersen Health System, to provide individualized intervention and education utilizing task analysis based on identified learning needs of the patient to ensure optimal patient care. Our current inpatient therapy team consists of 22 OTs, 23 PTs, 10 COTAs, 15 PTAs, 16 Rehabilitation Technicians, and 5 scheduling specialists.

What's Available:

• Part-time, 64 hours biweekly (0.8 FTE)

• Day shifts (07:30a-4:00p or 08:00a-4:30p) with weekend/holiday rotation; typically one weekend a month and two holidays a year

• Starting salary of $71,697 and up (1.0 FTE), based on your years of work experience, along with applicable weekend shift differentials and holiday pay

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

• State of Wisconsin Occupational Therapist (OT) License

• Current Infant-Adult BLS for Health Care Providers from American Heart Association or American Red Cross

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with patients, families, and healthcare team members

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment

What You'll Get:

• Unlimited potential at one of the leading health systems in the midwestern United States

• A highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated

• A welcoming team that has OTs with all experience levels

• Strong onboarding and mentoring program for new staff

• Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, and Career Development Center

• A comprehensive and generous benefits package (Medical, Dental, Life Ins, HSA/FSA) ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member

• Substantial retirement contribution including a 401k match & annual discretionary base contribution

• Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need

• Other benefits include a Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and AD&D, optional short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, pet insurance, Inspire & Celebrate colleague recognition and rewards program, a discount program, and more!

• Relocation assistance available

Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it's more than our practice. It is who we are. You can be an Occupational Therapist anywhere. But not everywhere practices LOVE + MEDICINE. Join our mission in changing healthcare all while doing the work you love in the beautiful coulee regionof La Crosse, Wisconsin!

About Us:

Emplify Health by Gundersen is a physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system that includes a teaching hospital; community clinics; affiliate hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. We serve more than 500,000 residents throughout 19 counties throughout western Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, and southeastern Minnesota. Our La Crosse, WI main campus is a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and a Level II Trauma Center. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating.

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility - our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer