Occupational Therapist
Responsible for the occupational therapy of patients under the direction supervision of the Rehabilitation Services.
Essential Functions:
- Evaluates patients, interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature extent of dysfunction.
- Establishes treatment goals plans treatment to achieve established goals.
- Initiates discharge planning for occupational therapy.
- Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient.
- May delegate a portion of the treatment program to the appropriate supportive personnel.
- Coordinates the treatment program w/ other health care personnel as appropriate.
- Provides advice education to patient family.
- Regularly assesses clinical signs symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, the need for modifying goals treatment.
- Discharges patient from occupational therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from occupational therapy.
- Provides accurate, timely documentation of occupational therapy patient management.
- Demonstrates progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelor's or Master's degree with certification in Occupational Therapy OR foreign-trained equivalent.
- Licensure to practice occupational therapy by the State of California.
- American Heart Association approved BLS.
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) required.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous inpatient / outpatient OT experience
- Experience treating in the NICU
Notes:
- This is a Per Diem position, schedule varies based on operational needs
- Primarily at SDMC but may travel to other clinics in the San Diego Service Area as needed