Occupational Hand Therapist - Plastic Surgery

Summary

As an Occupational Therapist in the Department of Plastic Surgery's Hand Clinic, you will plan and administer occupational therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation for patients who have experienced a hand or upper extremity injury, trauma, disease‑related condition, or surgical intervention. Plan therapy programs according to the individual needs of each patient.

Full‑time schedule consisting of four 10‑hour days – Monday through Friday.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient evaluations and develop a treatment plan that integrates input from team members, patients, and family.
• Perform therapy in accordance with the treatment plan and evaluate results.
• Accurately, promptly, and thoroughly document patient care observations, interventions, and evaluations.
• Instruct patient’s family or nursing staff in follow‑through programs.
• Maintain therapy equipment and work area in a safe and clean condition.
• Collaborate with physicians during patient 1:1 appointments, perform pre‑clinic evaluations, orthosis, home exercise programs, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of biology, clinical judgment, medicine, cultural awareness, and consulting.
• Medical documentation, interpersonal, practice‑based learning and improvement, empathy, and decision‑making skills.

Qualifications

Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.

• Minimum Required Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum Required Experience: No experience required
• Preferred Education: Bachelor's in Occupational Therapy
• Preferred Experience: 1 or more years of experience with hand rehabilitation
• Required Certification / Licensure: Certification by the Board of Registry of the American Occupational Therapy Association

Physical Requirements

• Work requires occasionally lifting moderate‑weight materials, standing, or walking continuously.

Work Environment

• Occasional exposure to dust, noise, temperature changes, or contact with water or other liquids.
• Work is performed in an environmentally controlled environment.

Sensory Acuity

Ability to detect and translate speech or other communication. May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colors and perceive relative distances between objects.

Benefits

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage (Health, Vision, Dental)
• Flexible Spending options
• 403B Retirement Package
• Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Pet Insurance
• On‑campus fitness facility with onsite classes
• Additional discounted rates on select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, recreation and entertainment

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.