Occupational Therapist, Outpatient On Call - Vancouver

Kaiser Permanente; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is seeking an Occupational Therapist to collaborate with a health care team to treat patients across the lifespan. The OT uses clinical judgment to implement programs, prevent disability, restore function, and coordinate therapy with other disciplines.

Responsibilities include delivering quality treatment, documenting care, developing treatment plans with patient and family, and ensuring safety and compliance. Travel to other locations may be required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy program; new graduates acceptable.
• Licensure: OT license in Oregon and Washington within 6 months; BLS within 2 months; NPI at hire.
• Ability to travel to other locations for coverage.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality OT treatment to patients across ages; develop and implement plans.
• Coordinate therapy with other health care disciplines and discharge planning.
• Complete chart documentation per review criteria and produce patient handouts.
• Maintain safety, uphold professional conduct and confidentiality.

Skills

Teamwork

Documentation

Time management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Graduate of accredited occupational therapy program

Tools

CPR training

Job description

Job Summary:

Upon referral and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, the OT uses clinical judgment skills to treat patients with actual or potential health problems. The OT is responsible for implementing OT programs to prevent disability from immobilization, surgery, following disease, injury or loss of body part; to restore function and return patient to maximum potential. The OT will coordinate therapy activities with other health care disciplines.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Delivers quality treatment programs to patients ranging in age from pediatric to geriatric in compliance with competency checklists. Evaluates the physical status, functional abilities and age-specific needs of patients to determine the current level of functioning, self-care, self-responsibility, independence, and quality of life. Develops and implements a treatment plan which involves the patient, family and social support systems: identifies interventions to reach reasonable goals; coordinate and collaborates on treatment options; advocates to enhance patients social support systems, facilitates environmental modifications, and creates new support systems. Integrates discharge planning early in treatment based on continuing assessments and stated expectations for achieving treatment goals and objectives. Provides treatments based on established departmental guidelines and protocols; demonstrates competency in managing patients based on competency checklists. Utilizes all equipment appropriately and safely per established protocols, manufacturers guidelines, and competency checklists.
• Completes all chart documentation according to the criteria of the record review checklist.
• Provides written documentation, departmental and interdepartmental, that is legible, complete, and timely.
• Provides patient handouts that are effective and appropriate for patient understanding.
• Maintains professional competency by attending continuing education applicable to the specific patient population treated.
• Presents one inservice per year to OT staff.
• Supports organizational mission statement and goals.
• Complies with departmental safety precautions/procedures. PPD. CPR. Safety fair. Uses safety precautions when transferring patients.
• Productivity: Demonstrates time management skills by meeting productivity standards, using patient treatment time effectively, and utilizing time between patient treatments efficiently. Coordinates therapy activities with other health care disciplines when appropriate. Utilizes resources appropriately. Participates in maintaining a clean, safe, and organized department.
• Responsibility: Performs duties in a professional manner demonstrating dependability, flexibility, and teamwork. Adheres to professional practice standards and guide for professional conduct. Maintains confidentiality of patient and employee medical information. Adapts to changes in assignments and/or new conditions in work environment. Actively participates in intradepartmental and interdepartmental efforts to ensure high quality, comprehensive care. Provides quality customer service. Makes accommodations in daily work schedule to meet patients needs. Interacts with patients/families/other staff in a friendly and courteous manner. Complies with Quality of Service Behavior Guidelines. Demonstrates problem solving by taking ownership of patient and organizational problems and working to resolve them when they occur. Demonstrates initiative by independently beginning new projects and/or resolving departmental issues. Demonstrates leadership by volunteering and completing new projects and/or resolving departmental issues when needed. Demonstrates decision making by evaluating, establishing and adapting treatment plans and making recommendations to providers as needed to provide effective therapy.
• Relationships: Communicates orally with patients/families/caregivers, peers and supervisors in an appropriate and effective manner. Demonstrates professional interpersonal relationships with fellow therapists, providers, and supervisors. Accepts supervision in an open and professional manner, and implements recommendations/suggestions. Communicates with patients/families/caregivers, providers, peers, and supervisors in written form that is appropriate and effective.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience: N/A
• Education: Graduate of accredited program in occupational therapy. New graduate acceptable.
• License, Certification, Registration: This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required at hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
• Occupational Therapist License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire
• Occupational Therapist License (Washington) within 6 months of hire
• Basic Life Support within 2 months of hire
• National Provider Identifier required at hire

Additional Requirements:

• Equipment operation.
• Basic to moderate computer skills to complete documentation.
• Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPR certification.
• Orthopedic skills.
• Group dynamics.
• Equipment operation.
• Knowledge of patient assessment and treatment specific to patient load.

Notes:

• May travel to other locations for coverage