Senior Occupational Therapist

Kaiser Permanente; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in California seeks an Occupational Therapist to manage patient care in specialized clinics, develop and review care programs, and coordinate with other health professionals. This role focuses on initiating discharge plans, documenting management, and ensuring maximal benefit from therapy under supervision.

Requirements include a California OT license, NPI, and BLS. Minimum experience is two years, with a degree in OT; strong collaboration and patient education skills are

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of experience as an occupational therapist.
• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a bachelor’s or master’s degree and certification in occupational therapy.
• California OT license required at hire, National Provider Identifier at hire, and Basic Life Support at hire.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction; plans and monitors treatment.
• Provides patient and family education; trains in use of equipment and devices; reassesses progress and modifies goals as needed.
• Participates in education and clinical research; supports departmental programs and staff education; contributes to departmental projects.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Job Summary:

Provides independent occupational therapy management of patients, under the direction of the Director of Rehabilitation or designee. Provides occupational therapy services in specialized patient care clinics, and assists in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programs.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Evaluates patients and 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 plan through direct treatment of the patient, delegates a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.
• Provides advice and education to patient and family. Evaluates need for and trains patient/family in the use of special equipment or devices and adapts as necessary e.g., splints, slings, prosthesis, A.D.L equipment or refers to other disciplines as necessary for effective treatment. Regularly reassesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patients towards goals, and 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.
• Participates in appropriate and approved educational and clinical research activities in occupational therapy. Participates in specialized patient care clinics outside the department. Assists in the development, implementation, and review off departmental patient care programs. Performs other duties as needed in the areas of staff education, departmental operations, and departmental projects. Demonstrates on-going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.
• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of experience as an occupational therapist required.

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

• Occupational Therapist License (California) required at hire
• National Provider Identifier required at hire
• Basic Life Support required at hire

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to perform both routine and complicated therapy under general supervision.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• N/A