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Occupational Therapist - Acute Care

Legacy Health
Portland, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 7/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/5/2026
Your greatest reward is helping patients return to the work and life they enjoy. As an Occupational Therapist, you will assess, plan, and implement personalized treatment programs designed to achieve the best possible outcomes for each patient. If you share this passion and enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team while supervising support personnel, we invite you to explore this rewarding opportunity.

In this varaible schedule position, you can expect to work 2 weekend days a month.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate patients’ abilities and limitations.
  • Establish treatment goals based on evaluation findings and referral reasons, considering neuromuscular movement and stability, sensation, activities of daily living (ADLs), perception, cognition, vocational and prevocational abilities, developmental status, dysphagia, manual muscle testing, range of motion, body mechanics, and other relevant assessments.
  • Assess home and work environments, recommending physical barrier modifications or ergonomic adaptations as needed.
  • Administer therapy according to established plans, utilizing appropriate procedures, equipment, and techniques within the scope of Occupational Therapy practice.
  • Recommend adaptive equipment, complete justification documentation, and coordinate delivery.
  • Re-evaluate patients regularly to assess progress and provide discharge recommendations when appropriate.
  • Collaborate and co-treat with therapists from other disciplines.
  • Fabricate splints as required.
  • Maintain timely and accurate documentation of patient care in accordance with established standards.
  • Educate patients and caregivers on therapy goals, treatment methods, home program execution, and injury prevention strategies.
  • Supervise patient care activities performed by aides, assistants, attendants, and volunteers.

Qualifications

Education:

  • As required by licensure.

Skills

  • Able to render patient services and supervise Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA/COTA), Therapy Aides and students.
  • Excellent organizational skills to facilitate program development.
  • Demonstrates competency, as appropriate to the ages of patients served, in the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of the patients needs; of knowledge of normal growth and development; and an understanding of the range of the treatment needed.
  • Skilled in home program development and family training.
  • Knowledge in appropriate selection and use of DME (adaptive equipment.)
  • Computer skills.

Licensure

  • Occupational Therapist License required.
  • BLS for Provider certification from the American Heart Association required.

Pay Range

USD $48.69 - USD $69.65 /Hr.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you

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