Occupational Therapist Per Diem Inpatient Outpatient

Kaiser Permanente; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem role

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is seeking an occupational therapist for per diem coverage in the Orange County/OC IP and OP locations. The role involves evaluating patients, planning and delivering therapy, and coordinating with a multidisciplinary team.

Documentation and patient/family education are essential parts of the job. The incumbent will treat adult neurologic and orthopedic patients, including hand therapy, and may include Sundays depending on operations.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Masters degree and OT certification.
• CA license or license eligibility required prior to start; NPI required at hire; Basic Life Support at hire.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and interprets findings to determine dysfunction.
• Sets treatment goals and plans to achieve them; conducts direct OT.
• Initiates discharge planning and documents patient management timely.
• Coordinates with the health-care team and educates patients and families.
• Assesses progress and adjusts goals and treatment as needed.
• Discharges patients after maximum OT benefit is reached.

Skills

Clinical evaluation

Treatment planning

Discharge planning

Direct patient care

Team collaboration

Documentation

Patient education

Education

OT degree and state certification

Job description

Job Summary:

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

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:

• Will treat both IP and OP Neurologic and Orthopedic conditions including, but not limited to, hand, wrist, and elbow
• Possibly Sundays if operations require
• Per Diem work at all OC IP and OP locations seeing adult neurologic and orthopedic populations and able to treat hand therapy patients upon hire