Occupational Therapist 2 EX

UCSF • San Francisco, CA

23h

About The Position

The Staff Therapist, Occupational Therapist II, reports to the Clinical Supervisor, Occupational Therapy and provides both direct and indirect patient care services. The Therapist works primarily with adult and geriatric patients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, although pediatric and adolescent patients may also be treated. The Therapist demonstrates a solid knowledge base within a wide range of diagnoses including general medicine, orthopedics, neurology, and cardiopulmonary in the adult and/or pediatric setting. Under general supervision and within a specific therapy discipline, the Therapist independently performs complex patient evaluations and therapeutic interventions; serves as a mentor to staff and consultant to other medical professionals in patient evaluations, therapeutic intervention planning or intervention requiring discipline specific skills. The Therapist makes recommendations in patient care procedures, protocols or programs related to the discipline specific areas, and instructs therapists and other medical professionals in the theory, application and/or performance of discipline specific skills. While performing job duties, the Therapist may also lead support personnel as allowed by discipline specific State Practice Acts including Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and Rehabilitation Aides as well as O.T. and C.O.T.A. students. The Therapist actively participates in departmental and organizational programs, including performance improvement activities, clinical education programs, and inservices and staff development activities.

Requirements

• Solid knowledge base within a wide range of diagnoses including general medicine, orthopedics, neurology, and cardiopulmonary in the adult and/or pediatric setting.
• Ability to independently perform complex patient evaluations and therapeutic interventions.
• Ability to serve as a mentor to staff and consultant to other medical professionals.
• Ability to make recommendations in patient care procedures, protocols or programs.
• Ability to instruct therapists and other medical professionals.
• Knowledge of discipline specific State Practice Acts.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with pediatric and adolescent patients.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect patient care services.
• Performs complex patient evaluations and therapeutic interventions.
• Serves as a mentor to staff and consultant to other medical professionals.
• Makes recommendations in patient care procedures, protocols or programs.
• Instructs therapists and other medical professionals in theory, application and/or performance of discipline specific skills.
• Leads support personnel including Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and Rehabilitation Aides, and O.T. and C.O.T.A. students.
• Actively participates in departmental and organizational programs, including performance improvement activities, clinical education programs, and inservices and staff development activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees