Occupational Therapist - Acute Care - FT Days
Company: Sanford Health
Location: Sioux Falls
Posted on: July 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Careers With Purpose At the Good Samaritan Society and Sanford
Health, our diverse therapy care team offers compassionate care and
strives to always put our residents and patients first. Join one of
the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in
the United States, where we have openings available across 24
states and we’re proud to offer many development and advancement
opportunities. Facility: East Patient Building Location: Sioux
Falls, SD Address: 1305 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts Job Schedule: Full time Weekly Hours:
40.00 Salary Range: $30.00 - $46.50 Pay Info: $15,000 sign-on bonus
PLUS enhanced hourly wage incentives Department Details Competitive
Base Pay PLUS enhanced hourly wage incentives! $15,000 sign-on
bonus! Acute therapy is a team oriented, fast paced environment.
Opportunity to rotate to various units/ work with a wide variety of
patient diagnosis, i.e. pulmonary, surgical/trauma, cardiology,
renal, ortho, neuro, oncology, general medical, ICU. New grads
welcome! Job Summary As an Occupational Therapist, you will assess
residents/patients and use treatments to help them develop,
maintain and recover their ability to perform tasks in their
occupations of life. Occupational Therapists who thrive at Good Sam
and Sanford are typically good communicators, compassionate, and
enjoy working with people. In this Occupational Therapist role you
may be asked to supervise assistants, aides, and students as they
provide care, treatment, or other services inside the department as
well as interact with individuals outside the department like
providers, case managers, family members, and more.
Responsibilities * Conducts evaluations and provides interventions
for residents and patients * Evaluates abilities of
residents/patients and develops realistic therapy goals * Documents
resident's/patient’s information for evaluation and establishes
therapeutic plans * Provides education designed to enhance
understanding and improve functional outcomes * Demonstrates and
incorporates knowledge of current research into daily treatment *
Provides ongoing education and training to peers in the area(s) of
expertise Qualifications Appropriate education level required in
accordance with state licensure. Must be licensed in the state(s)
of practice as Occupational Therapist. When working at a Sanford
Health Facility (not required but preferred for GSS Facilities):
Must also be certified through the National Board of Certification
in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). When applicable, may require valid
driver's license. Obtains and subsequently maintains required
department specific competencies and certifications. Basic Life
Support (BLS) for health care providers required or within the
first 60 days of employment. In the state of South Dakota and Iowa,
new graduates in the process of testing with the board, will be
considered with the possession of a temporary license. Benefits
Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying
full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a
variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance,
vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan,
work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to
maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about
Total Rewards, visit . Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer
M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and
would like to request an accommodation for help with your online
application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to
talent@sanfordhealth.org . Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace
Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and
pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0192898 Job Function: Allied Health Featured: No
Keywords: Sanford Health, Sioux City , Occupational Therapist - Acute Care - FT Days, Healthcare , Sioux Falls, Iowa
