Occupational Therapist 1 or 2 - Outpatient Neuro

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine is seeking an occupational therapist to provide care, evaluate and treat patients, and document outcomes across multiple clinical sites in the Los Angeles area.

Requirements include California OT licensure, an accredited OT degree, and BLS certification. At least 1 year of neuro-related experience is preferred; research experience is a plus, with potential mentorship of OT students and participation in BrainSport activities.

Qualifications

• Current and active California OT license.
• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
• Current Basic LifeSupport (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC).
• Minimum 1 year experience working with patients with neurological diagnoses in adolescent and adult populations (traumatic brain injury, concussion, epilepsy, headache, dysautonomia).
• Research experience is preferred.
• Ability to travel to multiple sites as needed.
• More than 2 years of experience qualifies for OT 2 title.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy care to patients with various diagnoses.
• Perform patient evaluation and treatment.
• Complete required documentation and maintain productivity.
• Mentor OT students as needed.
• Participate in BrainSport multidisciplinary team activities and potential program development or quality improvement projects.
• Rotate between clinical areas/clinics as required.

Skills

Patient care

Mentorship

Travel to multiple sites

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Documentation

Education

Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program

Tools

BLS certification (AHA/ARC)

Job description

Description

Primary functions are to provide applicable occupational therapy care for patients with various diagnoses. Major duties include: patient evaluation, patient treatment, documentation requirements, maintains expected productivity levels (including special assignments). Applicant should have minimum 1 year experience working with patients with traumatic brain injury, concussion, epilepsy, headache and dysautonomia in both adolescent and adult populations. The primary function is patient care, unless otherwise specified. Research may be required and some experience with research is highly recommended. May provide mentorship to occupational therapy students. Applicant may also be a part of the BrainSport program which includes being a part of a multidisciplinary team along with patient care duties. May be required to rotate between clinical areas/clinics. Program development or quality improvement projects may be required.

Pay Range $56.18 - $73.99 /hour

Qualifications

• Current and activeCalifornia Occupational Therapist (OT) license
• Graduate of anaccredited Occupational Therapy program
• Current Basic LifeSupport (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)or American Red Cross (ARC)
• Minimum 1 yearexperience working with patients with neurological diagnosis, specificallytraumatic brain injury, concussion, epilepsy, headache and dysautonomia inadolescent and adult populations.
• Research experience ispreferred.
• Ability to travel tomultiple sites as needed
• More than 2 years of experience qualifies for OT 2 title