University of Mississippi Medical Center·Jackson, Mississippi
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.
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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
Occupational Therapist from the Mississippi Department of Health required by the hire date.
Knowledge, skills & abilities
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
Pay class: Hourly, Salary
FTE %: 100
Benefits: Eligibility:
Job posting date: 06/22/2026
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.
Market context
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