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Senior Occupational Therapist, (#090190)

DEPARTMENT: Rehabilitation ServicesSCHEDULE: Part-Time Regular, 20 hours per week, Day shift. Monday through FridayEDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Mastersdegree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: Licensure to practice occupational therapy by the State of California.Must have a Nat´l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.JOB SUMMARY: Provides independent occupational therapy management of patients, under the directionof the Director of Rehabilitation or designee. Provides occupational therapy services in specializedpatient care clinics, and assists in the development, implementation, and review of departmentalpatient care programs.QUALIFICATIONS: Significant (usually 3-5 years) experience. Ability to perform both routine andcomplicated therapy under general supervision. Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.SKILLS TESTING: N/ADUTIES: Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent ofdysfunction. Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals. Initiatesdischarge planning for occupational therapy. Implements the treatment plan through direct treatmentof the patient, delegates a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, andcoordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate. Provides adviceand education to patient and family. Evaluates need for and trains patient/family in the use ofspecial equipment or devices and adapts as necessary e.g., splints, slings, prosthesis, A.D. Lequipment or refers to other disciplines as necessary for effective treatment. Regularly reassessesclinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patients towardsgoals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment. Discharges patient from occupational therapywhen the patient has received maximum benefit from occupational therapy. Provides accurate, timelydocumentation of occupational therapy patient management. Participates in appropriate and approvededucational and clinical research activities in occupational therapy. Participates in specializedpatient care clinics outside the department. Assists in the development, implementation, and reviewoff departmental patient care programs. Performs other duties as needed in the areas of staffeducation, departmental operations, and departmental projects. Demonstrates on-going progress towardmeeting the criteria for professional practice.OTHER DUTIES: This position will be working inpatient. Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, KaiserPermanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positionsfrom salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice isgiven to affected employees.Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (KP´s code of conduct) bymaintaining confidentiality, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics andintegrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable Federal and State laws andregulations, accreditation and licensure requirements, and KP policies and procedures.In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating servicebehaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission aswell as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistentlydemonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior andculturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providersand vendors.PLEASE NOTE: - Kaiser Permanente is an AA/EEO employer -

This position supports Kaiser Permanente´s code of conduct and compliance by adhering to all laws and regulations, accreditation and Licensure requirements, and internal policies and procedures. Kaiser Permanente is an AA/EEO employer.DEPARTMENT: Rehabilitation ServicesSCHEDULE: On Call, 0hrs/week; SHIFT: VariedEDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Masters degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign-trained equivalent. Licensure to practice occupational therapy by the State of California. State of California Occupational Therapy License. BLS CertificationPOSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for the occupational therapy of patients under the direction and supervision of the Director of Rehabilitation Services or designee.QUALIFICATIONS: Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: One year experience with in-patient rehabilitationDUTIES: 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 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.

Provides independent occupational therapy management of patients, under the direction of the Director of Rehabilitation or designee.

DEPARTMENT: Rehabilitation Services SCHEDULE: Short hour, 8 hrs/week, Day shift EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Masters degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign-trained equivalent. Licensure to practice occupational therapy by the State of California. Must have a Nat´l Provider Identifier (NPI) required. JOB SUMMARY: Provides 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. QUALIFICATIONS: Significant (usually 3-5 years) experience. Ability to perform both routine and complicated therapy under general supervision. Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Senior OT qualifications:: Two plus ( 2+ ) years experience as an occupational therapist in inpatient setting. Proven clinical competencies, effect communication skills and ability to lead staff and work as a team member. Basic OT clinical knowledge for evaluation and treatment of a variety of orthopedic, neurological and medical conditions. Working part of the weekend inpatient rotation is mandatory. NCBOT Certificate, CPR certificate. Prefer Dysphagia certificate Must be service oriented and demonstrate caring and professional behaviors to reflect a high degree of courtesy and respect to members, patients and fellow employees. Demonstrated high levels of customer satisfaction and service excellence. Kaiser internship preferred. Must be flexible and willing to rotate between outpatient and inpatient departments on operational need. Ability to work in and support a Labor- Management Partnership environment. Acts as an instructor inpatient classes and inservices or OT staff and in the medical center at large. Actively participates in program development. Two plus years experience as an occupational therapist in the inpatient setting. Dysphagia certificate or experience with dysphagia evaluation and treatment preferred DUTIES: Evaluates 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. Provides 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. Regularly 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. Provides 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. Assists 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. Kaiser 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. Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (KP´s code of conduct) by maintaining confidentiality, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements, and KP policies and procedures. In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors. PLEASE NOTE: - Kaiser Permanente is an AA/EEO employer