Senior Occupational Therapist, Inpatient, Per Diem

Kaiser Permanente; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente seeks an Occupational Therapist to provide patient care under supervision, mentor staff, and contribute to department education and program development in a collaborative, union-partnered environment.

Requirements include a minimum of two years as an OT, a valid California OT license, BLS, and NPI at hire, with a degree in OT from an accredited program. The role emphasizes quality care, mentorship, and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years of occupational therapy experience required.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local requirements in therapy.
• Ability to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy services under supervision and according to scope of practice.
• Lead in departmental in-services and educational presentations as requested.
• Serve as a clinical instructor and mentor staff as needed.
• Assist in orientation and training of employees and staff development.
• Offer staff consultation and participate in performance improvement initiatives.
• Support development of new clinical practice models and monitor treatment delivery.

Skills

Clinical instruction

Mentoring staff

Staff consultation

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor/Master/Doctoral in OT with certification

Job description

Job Summary:

Provides occupational therapy services for patients under the direction and supervision of the Director, Assistant Director, and or Clinical Supervisor or designee.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assumes the responsibility as outlined in the Occupational Therapists job summary and responsibilities.
• Provides department in-service as requested by management (e.g., journal club presentation, and or regular in-service presentation).
• Serves as a clinical instructor as requested by management.
• Assists in orientation and training of employees as needed.
• Provides consultation to staff.
• May act as a mentor for staff.
• May provide input into the clinical competency of staff.
• Identifies process Improvement opportunities.
• May assist in the development and implementation of new clinical practice models for the delivery of care.
• Participates in performance improvement projects or other committees as requested by management.
• May be involved in the clinical competency of COTAs and Rehab Aides.
• May monitor the work of contract therapists and the treatment of patients in Kaiser and non-Kaiser facilities.
• Performs other duties as required within scope of practice.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

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

Education

• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelor, Master, or Doctoral degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign trained equivalent

License, Certification, Registration

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

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local requirements
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• N/A