Job Summary:
Responsible for the occupational therapy of patients under the direction and supervision of the RehabilitationServices.
Essential Responsibilities:

Evaluates patients, 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 program through direct treatment of the patient.

May delegate a portion of the treatment program to the appropriate supportive personnel.

Coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.

Provides advice and education to patient and family.

Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, the need for modifying goals and 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.

Basic Qualifications:
Experience

N/A.

Education

Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Masters degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.

License, Certification, Registration

National Provider Identifier required at hire

Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association

Additional Requirements:

Current CA Occupational Therapy License OR License eligibility letter prior to the first day of employment.

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

Preferred Qualifications:

N/A.

Notes:

per diem position for OT hand clinic in Thousand Oaks. CHT preferred. May travel to Oxnard or WH if needed