Senior Occupational Therapist, Inpatient, On Call

Job description

Job Summary:

nProvides independent occupational therapy management of patients, under the direction of the Director of Rehabilitation or designee. Provides occupational therapy services in specialized patient care clinics, and assists in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programs.

nEssential Responsibilities:

nnnEvaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction. Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals. Initiates discharge planning for occupational therapy. Implements the treatment plan through direct treatment of the patient, delegates a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.

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nnProvides advice and education to patient and family. Evaluates need for and trains patient/family in the use of special equipment or devices and adapts as necessary e.g., splints, slings, prosthesis, A.D.L equipment or refers to other disciplines as necessary for effective treatment.

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nnRegularly reassesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patients towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment. Discharges patient from occupational therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from occupational therapy.

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nnProvides accurate, timely documentation of occupational therapy patient management. Participates in appropriate and approved educational and clinical research activities in occupational therapy. Participates in specialized patient care clinics outside the department.

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nnAssists in the development, implementation, and review off departmental patient care programs. Performs other duties as needed in the areas of staff education, departmental operations, and departmental projects. Demonstrates on-going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.

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nnKaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

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n nBasic Qualifications:

nExperience

nnMinimum two (2) years of experience as an occupational therapist required.

n nEducation

nnGraduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a bachelors or masters degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.

n nLicense, Certification, Registration

nnnOccupational Therapist License (California) required at hire

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nnNational Provider Identifier required at hire

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nnBasic Life Support required at hire

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n nAdditional Requirements:

nnnAbility to perform both routine and complicated therapy under general supervision.

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nnMust be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

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n nPreferred Qualifications:

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n nCOMPANY: KAISER

nTITLE: Senior Occupational Therapist, Inpatient, On Call

nLOCATION: Roseville, California

nREQNUMBER:

nExternal hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

Worksite address

roseville, CA, 95678, US

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