Occupational Therapist - Peds

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

• Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.
• Provides accurate, timely documentation of occupational therapy patient management.
• Demonstrates progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.
• Coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.
• Discharges patient from occupational therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from occupational therapy.
• 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.
• Evaluates patients, interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.
• May delegate a portion of the treatment program to the appropriate supportive personnel.
• Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient.
• Initiates discharge planning for occupational therapy.

• N/A.

• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Masters degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.

• National Provider Identifier required at hire

• Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association

• 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.

• N/A.

Notes:

• Pediatric skill set needed.

• Will manage pediatric case load.

• Per diem requirements per contract.

PrimaryLocation : California,Harbor City,Coastline Medical Offices
HoursPerWeek : 1
Shift : Day
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
WorkingHoursStart : 09:00 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 05:30 PM
Job Schedule : Per Diem
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : B24|AFSCME|United Therapists of So Cal
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Job Category : Rehab Services
Department : South Bay Med Center - Occupational Therapy-Reg Clin - 0806
Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.