Kaiser Permanente

Occupational Therapist

Kaiser Permanente
Fontana, CA
Full-time
Onsite
1 month ago

About the role

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.

Experience
Basic Qualifications:
  • 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
  • Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association
  • National Provider Identifier required at hire

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
  • This position may require work in both inpatient and outpatient settings as well as different locations in SBC service area depending on needs.
  • Must be available 4 weekend days per month, 1 major holiday, 1 minor holiday, 1 hard to fill day, provide available schedule 2 months in advance.

Skills

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