Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) – PRN

About the Opportunity

Vail Health is seeking a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT)—either an Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist—to support patients with upper extremity conditions through specialized, medically prescribed hand therapy. This role is responsible for delivering high‑quality clinical care and coordinating all aspects of the hand therapy program.

This is a PRN (as‑needed) position and is eligible for a 16% PRN differential.

What You Will Do

• Evaluate, plan, and provide treatment for patients with upper extremity injuries or conditions to help them regain function or adapt to limitations.
• Deliver patient‑centered care by interpreting evaluations and test results, and coordinating treatment plans with physicians, physician assistants, and athletic trainers.
• Monitor patient progress, recommend adjustments to therapy plans, and document evaluations, goals, treatments, and outcomes in accordance with facility standards.
• Support patients returning to work by collaborating with physicians, employers, and case managers; identifying potential challenges; and recommending job site accommodations.
• Fabricate custom thermoplastic orthoses and educate patients on proper wear, use, and care.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation and billing for all patient encounters.
• Assist in developing hand therapy protocols, participate in continuing education, and contribute to in‑service training for clinical staff.
• Support student program development and provide training to students.
• Manage hand therapy inventory and order necessary supplies for the clinic.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, as well as certification requirements.
• Maintain HIPAA compliance and perform additional duties as assigned.

This job description reflects the general nature and level of responsibilities and is not an exhaustive list of all duties or working conditions.

What You Will Need

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience and 4,000 hours of practice in Hand Therapy required.
• Must demonstrate strong communication skills, the ability to work independently, and the ability to perform effectively under pressure.

Licenses

• Licensed Occupational Therapist in the State of Colorado
  OR
• Licensed Physical Therapist in the State of Colorado or valid Compact Privilege
  AND
• Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) credential from the Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC)

Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required

Computer / Typing Skills

• Must possess, or obtain within 90 days, the computer skills necessary to complete online learning modules, access policies and forms, and complete benefits enrollment.
• Must be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English.

Education

• No additional education requirements listed.

PRN (POOL) benefits include: Wellbeing reimbursement funds and 403(b) contribution eligibility. 

1. Evaluates, plans, and provides treatment to patients with upper extremity conditions to help patients develop or regain upper extremity function or adjust to disabilities.
2. Provides quality care relating to the needs and goals of the patient by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; coordinates occupational/physical therapy treatment plans in consultation with physician, physician’s assistant, or physician’s athletic trainer, or by prescription.
3. Evaluates results of therapy by observing and evaluating patient’s progress and consulting with physicians; recommends and implements therapy adjustments and modifications; and documents patient evaluations, treatment, goals, and progress in compliance with facility standards.
4. Prepares patient for return to employment by consulting with patient, physician, employers and/or case managers; determining potential employee difficulties; retraining employees; helping employers understand necessary physical and job site accommodations.
5. Possesses necessary skills to fabricate custom thermoplastic orthoses and instructs patient in the proper use, wear, and care.
6. Develops and maintains individualized patient plan of care and progress with accuracy and submits appropriate documentation and billing by end of treatment day.
7. Assists with development of hand therapy protocols and programs; participates in continuing education courses, in-service presentations for clinical staff and reviews professional publications.
8. Assists with development of student programs and provides training to students.
9. Responsible for hand therapy inventory and ordering of necessary supplies at their respective clinic.
10. Complies with federal, state and local legal and certification requirements.
11. Perform other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant.

• 5 years of experience and 4,000 hours of practice in Hand Therapy required. Must have previous experience with effective communication, working independently, and working under pressure.

• Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the State of Colorado OR Licensed as a Physical Therapist in the state of Colorado or valid Compact Privilege

WITH a

• Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) by the Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required

• Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.

• N/A

Application Close Date:

Application window will remain open until position is filled.

We Invest In You

• CEU reimbursement: We cover your continuing education so you can keep growing without the out-of-pocket cost
• Clinical Advancement Program: Woven fully invests in certifications including PTO and travel
• Monthly Learning Cohorts: resource sharing, presentations, implementation plans, and weekly check-ins
• Schedule flexibility: Four- or five-day work weeks, part-time options, and flex days, structure your week around your life
• A culture built on humility, support, and mutual respect

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Deliver evidence-based occupational therapy services to pediatric patients
• Conduct comprehensive evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans
• Collaborate with families, physicians, schools, and your multidisciplinary team
• Provide culturally competent, family-centered care
• Complete case management and documentation consistent with department standards

What We Offer

• Salary: $78,000 to $111,600/year or Pay-per-Billed-Hour: $70 to $86.40/billed hour, $90 per evaluation, $35 to $36/meeting hour
• Compensation flexibility: Choose between salaried or pay-per-billed-hour models
• Sign-on and relocation bonuses up to $15,000
• Performance-based incentives up to $9,000 annually
• Full benefits: medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with match, and tenure-based PTO
• Life and disability insurance
• Student loan repayment assistance program
• Employee referral program

What You'll Need

• Master's degree or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
• NBCOT certification in good standing
• Colorado DORA OT license, or ability to obtain
• BLS/CPR certification
• Pediatric experience preferred, new grads welcome!

Physical Requirements Ability to sit 1 to 2 hours and stand or walk 4 to 6 hours daily. Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.

We Invest In You

• CEU reimbursement: We cover your continuing education so you can keep growing without the out-of-pocket cost
• Clinical Advancement Program: Woven fully invests in certifications including PTO and travel
• Monthly Learning Cohorts: resource sharing, presentations, implementation plans, and weekly check-ins
• Schedule flexibility: Four- or five-day work weeks, part-time options, and flex days, structure your week around your life
• A culture built on humility, support, and mutual respect

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Deliver evidence-based occupational therapy services to pediatric patients
• Conduct comprehensive evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans
• Collaborate with families, physicians, schools, and your multidisciplinary team
• Provide culturally competent, family-centered care
• Complete case management and documentation consistent with department standards

What We Offer

• Salary: $78,000 to $111,600/year or Pay-per-Billed-Hour: $70 to $86.40/billed hour, $90 per evaluation, $35 to $36/meeting hour
• Compensation flexibility: Choose between salaried or pay-per-billed-hour models
• Sign-on and relocation bonuses up to $15,000
• Performance-based incentives up to $9,000 annually
• Full benefits: medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with match, and tenure-based PTO
• Life and disability insurance
• Student loan repayment assistance program
• Employee referral program

What You'll Need

• Master's degree or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
• NBCOT certification in good standing
• Colorado DORA OT license, or ability to obtain
• BLS/CPR certification
• Pediatric experience preferred, new grads welcome!

Physical Requirements Ability to sit 1 to 2 hours and stand or walk 4 to 6 hours daily. Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.

Position Summary: 

The Float Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (FCOTA) role is a unique opportunity to be part of a flexible team that expands access to care for Woven Care’s patients. In this role, you’ll help define what it means to support both our clinicians and patients as a FCOTA. We’re looking for a dynamic therapist eager to broaden their impact. The FCOTA will help shape the future of care delivery, contributing to innovative systems and processes that empower our teams to deliver exceptional outcomes.  

Compensation and Benefits: 

• Non-exempt salary: $75,000-$85,000  

• Bonus opportunities available 

• Inclusive insurance (medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance) 

• Tenure-based vacation and sick leave 

• Six guaranteed paid holidays 

• Tenure-based yearly CEU reimbursement 

• 401(K) with company match  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Travel between all clinics to deliver consistent, high-quality occupational therapy and ensure continuity of care.  

• Provide coverage for extended staff absences, including maternity and FMLA leaves, which may involve long-term placements at a single clinic. 

• Build and refine systems and processes to allow the highest level of coverage.   

• Proactively monitor the Shifts app with Clinic Managers, Clinical Administrators, and Patient Coordinators to address planned and immediate (i.e. leaves, illness, emergencies, etc.) clinical needs.  

• Model clinical excellence, flexibility, and support patient care by covering for out-of-office clinicians. 

• Provide flexible, as-needed coverage for treatment sessions and individualized recommendations  

• Deliver daily therapy sessions aligned with current plans of care to drive progress and support home carryover.  

• Complete timely, accurate documentation and billing in line with insurance and company standards.  

• When possible, provide Telehealth sessions to serve children on waitlists.   

• Meet regularly with your department head and float team to share clinic trends and identify training or consistency opportunities.  

• Foster collaboration across the Woven Care team to enhance client outcomes.  

• Other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities): 

• Associate Degree from an accredited COTA program  

• Current DORA License in the state of CO or eligible to obtain it 

• NBCOT certification required 

• 5-years of pediatric experience preferred 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

Required Float Locations: 

• Aurora Clinic at 3131 Vaughn Way #110, Aurora, CO 80014  

• Tri-Lakes Clinic at 17230 Jackson Pkwy, Suite 220, Monument, CO 80132 

• Woodmen Clinic at 6845 Campus Drive, Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO80920 

• Barnes Clinic at 6190 Barnes Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80922 

• Central West Clinic at 3625 Citadel Drive South, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 

• Central East Clinic at 2233 Academy Place, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80909  

• Janitell Clinic at 2761 Janitell Road, Colorado Spring, CO 80906 

• Fountain Clinic at 901 N. Santa Fe Ave, Fountain, CO 80817 

• Fountain North Clinic at 6436 Hwy 85 - 87, Fountain, Colorado 80817, Suite U 

• Club Manor Clinic at 4025 Club Manor Dr, Pueblo, CO 81008 

• Routt Clinic at 304 East Routt, Pueblo, Colorado 81004 

• Pueblo South Clinic at 1321 South Prairie Ave, Pueblo, CO 81005  

Physical Requirements:  

• Kneeling and/or sitting on the ground 

• Performing squatting maneuvers 

• Transitioning between standing and floor-level positions 

• Engaging in bending or stooping motions 

• Lifting up to 50lbs 

• Executing lateral and backward pivots or shuffles 

• Running distances up to 100ft 

Position Summary: 

The Float Occupational Therapist (FOT) role is a unique opportunity to be part of a flexible team that expands access to care for Woven Care’s patients. In this role, you’ll help define what it means to support both our clinicians and patients as a FOT. We’re looking for a dynamic therapist eager to broaden their impact. The FOT will help shape the future of care delivery, contributing to innovative systems and processes that empower our teams to deliver exceptional outcomes.  

Compensation and Benefits: 

• $82,000 - $100,000/year 
• Bonus opportunities available 
• Inclusive insurance (medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance) 
• Tenure-based vacation and sick leave 
• Six guaranteed paid holidays 
• Tenure-based yearly CEU reimbursement 
• 401(K) with company match  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Travel between all clinics to deliver consistent, high-quality occupational therapy and ensure continuity of care.  
• Provide coverage for extended staff absences, including maternity and FMLA leaves, which may involve long-term placements at a single clinic. 
• Build and refine systems and processes to allow the highest level of coverage.   
• Proactively monitor the Shifts app with Clinic Managers, Clinical Administrators, and Patient Coordinators to address planned and immediate (i.e. leaves, illness, emergencies, etc.) clinical needs.  
• Model clinical excellence, flexibility, and support patient care by covering for out-of-office clinicians. 
• Provide flexible, as-needed coverage for treatment sessions and evaluations (initial and re-evaluations), including goal setting, plan of care updates, and individualized recommendations  
• Deliver daily therapy sessions aligned with current plans of care to drive progress and support home carryover.  
• Complete timely, accurate documentation and billing in line with insurance and company standards.  
• When possible, provide Telehealth sessions to serve children on waitlists.   
• Meet regularly with your department head and float team to share clinic trends and identify training or consistency opportunities.  
• Foster collaboration across the Woven Care team to enhance client outcomes.  
• Other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities): 

• Masters level degree in Occupational therapy or greater 
• Current DORA License in the state of CO or eligible to obtain it 
• NBCOT certification required 
• 5 years of pediatric experience preferred 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

Required Float Locations: 

• Aurora Clinic at 3131 Vaughn Way #110, Aurora, CO 80014  
• Tri-Lakes Clinic at 17230 Jackson Pkwy, Suite 220, Monument, CO 80132 
• Woodmen Clinic at 6845 Campus Drive, Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO80920 
• Barnes Clinic at 6190 Barnes Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80922 
• Central West Clinic at 3625 Citadel Drive South, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 
• Central East Clinic at 2233 Academy Place, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80909  
• Janitell Clinic at 2761 Janitell Road, Colorado Spring, CO 80906 
• Fountain Clinic at 901 N. Santa Fe Ave, Fountain, CO 80817 
• Fountain North Clinic at 6436 Hwy 85 - 87, Fountain, Colorado 80817, Suite U 
• Club Manor Clinic at 4025 Club Manor Dr, Pueblo, CO 81008 
• Routt Clinic at 304 East Routt, Pueblo, Colorado 81004 
• Pueblo South Clinic at 1321 South Prairie Ave, Pueblo, CO 81005  

Physical Requirements:  

• Kneeling and/or sitting on the ground 

• Performing squatting maneuvers 

• Transitioning between standing and floor-level positions 

• Engaging in bending or stooping motions 

• Lifting up to 50lbs 

• Executing lateral and backward pivots or shuffles 

• Running distances up to 100ft