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 -