Occupational Therapist - U3

Kaiser Permanente; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles, CA is seeking an Occupational Therapist to evaluate and treat patients under the supervision of Rehabilitation Services. The role emphasizes comprehensive care, discharge planning, and interprofessional collaboration.

Strong candidates have an OT degree, CA license or eligibility, and BLS. Weekend/holiday coverage for inpatient acute care is noted in notes.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited OT curriculum with a Bachelor or Master and certification in OT.
• CA OT license or license eligibility prior to start.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Ability to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
• Weekend, holiday and weekday coverage for inpatient acute care.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and interprets findings to determine dysfunction.
• Establishes treatment goals and plans to achieve them.
• Initiates discharge planning for occupational therapy.
• Implements the treatment program through direct patient care.
• May delegate portions of treatment to supportive personnel.
• Coordinates treatment with other health care personnel.
• Provides patient and family education and guidance.
• Assesses progress and adjusts goals/treatment as needed.
• Discharges patients when maximum benefit is reached.
• Documents OT patient management accurately and timely.
• Demonstrates progress toward professional practice criteria.

Skills

Patient education

Team coordination

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Occupational Therapy

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

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:

• weekend, holiday and weekday coverage for inpt acute care