Occupational Therapist III Acute

Sutter Health•San Francisco, CA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for assessing, planning, organizing, and participating in rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Demonstrates advanced knowledge and practice level competencies and is a recognized clinical or workflow subject matter expert. Responsible for developing key workflows and clinical protocols or guidelines for department. Serves as a resource in the education, training and mentoring of other staff and as a clinical instructor for assigned students. May coordinate staff education and student programs. Adheres to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy program.
OT-Occupational Therapist certification.
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification.
5 years of recent relevant experience.
Critical thinking, complex problem solving, decisive judgment and ability to work independently.
Knowledge and application of professional practice and regulatory requirements.
Ability to work in a demanding work environment.
Ability to organize multiple priorities and complete work duties within expected timelines and requirements.
Computer and required technology proficiency/competencies.
Effective and efficient professional communication (verbal & written) skills.
Interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, teamwork/collaboration, customer service and community relations abilities.
Ability to retain and apply new knowledge & skills.

Nice To Haves

Public speaking ability.
Ability to extract evidence based practice information and apply to clinical practice and training materials.
Ability to analyze and identify clinical practice and workflow best practices.
Complex problem solver within and outside of department.
Analyzes data/information from multiple sources.
Collaborates with key stakeholders in developing solutions.

Responsibilities

Assessing, planning, organizing, and participating in rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays.
Developing key workflows and clinical protocols or guidelines for department.
Serving as a resource in the education, training and mentoring of other staff and as a clinical instructor for assigned students.
Coordinating staff education and student programs.
Adhering to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care.
Keeping abreast of professional practice development and advancement.
Teaching/educating others.
Assessing competencies.
Developing training materials and competency assessments.
Extracting evidence-based practice information and applying it to clinical practice and training materials.
Analyzing and identifying clinical practice and workflow best practices.
Solving complex problems within and outside of the department.
Analyzing data/information from multiple sources.
Collaborating with key stakeholders in developing solutions.