Per Diem Inpatient Occupational Therapist

Job Summary

Responsible for the occupational therapy of patients under the direction and supervision of the Rehabilitation Services.

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

• Based on operational needs, location may shift from
• FON to: ONT Inpt; FON, ONT, Outpt. Additional locations depending on program expansion.