Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Job Summary:

Performs patient evaluations and administers interventions in department or ambulatory clinics, performs related duties such as departmental performance improvement, research, and clinical education, and serves as clinical specialist to staff.  Also serves as resource to program or product line development.  Adheres to practice act, regulations and rules, departmental policy and procedure, and documentation and reimbursement rules applicable to ambulatory care.  Manages patient appointment system and work with front office on service authorization, certification and recertification.  Demonstrates competence to adapt work and customer service to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, safety and other developmental needs of patients.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:    

• Education/Specialized Training/Licensure:
  • BS/ MS in occupational therapy; Current Texas license. Specialty Certification
    Basic Life Support from a hospital-based American Heart Association (AHA) approved program. 
  • Preferred- CHT certification or working towards the CHT certification  
    
    Work Experience (Years and Area): Four (4) Years Work Experience as an OT. Will accept minimum 1 year experience as an OT with 6 years' experience as a COTA for candidates having experience as a COTA and have completed a bridge program to be licensed as an OT. Half (1/2) credit given for prior COTA experience, cap at 5 years of experience.
• Extensive experience in Outpatient Hand Therapy, Orthotic/Splint fabrication
• Management Experience (Years and Area): Preferred
• Equipment Operated: Competency in Occupational Therapy equipment 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  

• Communication Skills: Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contract), Exceptional Verbal (e.g., Public Speaking), Writing /Composing Correspondence, Writing /Composing Reports
• Bilingual Skills: Spanish, Vietnamese Preferred
• Other Skills: Analytical, Medical Terms, Research, P.C., MS Word 
• Work Schedule: Flexible
• Other Requirements: Previously work experience in ambulatory care setting