Occupational Therapist II

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an inpatient position within Saint Francis/St Mary’s hospitals Rehabilitation Services department. The Staff Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist 2) reports to the Clinical Supervisor and provides both direct and indirect patient care services. The Staff Occupational Therapist works primarily with adult and geriatric patients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. The Staff Occupational Therapist with specific pediatric competencies and clinical experience may also work with infants, children and/or adolescents. Under general direction and upon receipt of licensed approved provider written referrals, the Staff Occupational Therapist plans and administers a full range of occupational therapy services for patients with a variety of physical and cognitive impairments and functional limitations. Services include patient evaluations using various physical, cognitive, visual/perceptual, psychosocial, and developmental tests and measurements, establishment of therapeutic intervention goals and development of therapeutic intervention programs, and implementation of therapeutic intervention plans utilizing occupational therapy techniques. The Staff Occupational Therapist demonstrates practice competence managing patients of varying clinical acuity and complexity. The Staff Occupational Therapist may seek mentoring for novel clinical presentations or areas of specialty practice for which the Staff Occupational Therapist is not experienced or certified. The Staff Occupational Therapist maintains all applicable patient records related to the delivery of patient care services, is organized in work habits, and demonstrates effective time management skills. While performing job duties, the Staff Occupational Therapist may also supervise Occupational Therapy Students, Occupational Therapy Doctoral Fellows, and Rehabilitation Aides. The Staff Occupational Therapist participates in regular professional and clinical development activities, completing 40 hours or more per year. As a member of the clinical care team, the Staff Occupational Therapist also participates in and may lead compliance, quality, safety, and process improvement initiatives in the department, local care setting, and organization.

Requirements

Licensed approved provider written referrals
Specific pediatric competencies and clinical experience (for working with infants, children, and/or adolescents)
Demonstrates practice competence managing patients of varying clinical acuity and complexity
Organized in work habits
Effective time management skills
Completes 40 hours or more per year in professional and clinical development activities

Nice To Haves

Acute care experience (for sign-on bonus eligibility)

Responsibilities

Provides both direct and indirect patient care services.
Works primarily with adult and geriatric patients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
May also work with infants, children and/or adolescents with specific pediatric competencies and clinical experience.
Plans and administers a full range of occupational therapy services for patients with a variety of physical and cognitive impairments and functional limitations.
Conducts patient evaluations using various physical, cognitive, visual/perceptual, psychosocial, and developmental tests and measurements.
Establishes therapeutic intervention goals and develops therapeutic intervention programs.
Implements therapeutic intervention plans utilizing occupational therapy techniques.
Demonstrates practice competence managing patients of varying clinical acuity and complexity.
May seek mentoring for novel clinical presentations or areas of specialty practice.
Maintains all applicable patient records related to the delivery of patient care services.
Supervises Occupational Therapy Students, Occupational Therapy Doctoral Fellows, and Rehabilitation Aides.
Participates in regular professional and clinical development activities, completing 40 hours or more per year.
Participates in and may lead compliance, quality, safety, and process improvement initiatives.