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