Occupational Therapist - Full Time, Days (Culver City) 10299
About The Position
The Occupational Therapist evaluates patients and performs occupational therapy services, including assessment, goal setting, treatment planning, activities of daily living interventions, and discharge planning. The role provides direct and indirect supervision of occupational therapy aides, assistants, and students, and coordinates activity therapies that may include recreation, dance, music, poetry, and drama. The Occupational Therapist provides education to staff, patients, and families; initiates and updates patient care plans; and performs other related duties as assigned, such as stocking supplies and cleaning or setting up equipment. The position assesses patients’ needs by validating physician orders, interviewing patients, conducting assessments, planning treatment, and making recommendations. It initiates and conducts activities of daily living interventions, evaluates treatment efficacy, and modifies therapeutic interventions as needed. The Occupational Therapist counsels and educates patients, families, and caregivers; participates in performance-improvement initiatives; evaluates clinical data and contributes to care-plan development; and provides care using clinical protocols. The role also maintains accurate and timely clinical documentation, charges, and billing; complies with professional, accrediting, and regulatory standards, infection-control procedures, and HIPAA; and maintains equipment in accordance with manufacturer instructions and hospital policy, including reporting and removing unsafe or nonfunctional equipment.
Requirements
- Current California licensure as an Occupational Therapist.
- AHA Basic Life Support certification.
- Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
- Ability to work variable shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment.
- Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card for Los Angeles City employees only.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as an Occupational Therapist in an acute care hospital.
- Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ need for occupational therapy by validating physician orders, interviewing patients, and conducting assessments.
- Set goals, plan treatment, make appropriate recommendations, and participate in care-plan development.
- Initiate and conduct activities of daily living interventions; evaluate their efficacy and modify therapeutic interventions as needed.
- Plan for discharge and provide patient, family, caregiver, and staff education and counseling.
- Provide direct and indirect supervision of occupational therapy aides, assistants, and students.
- Coordinate activity therapies, which may include recreation, dance, music, poetry, and drama.
- Participate in department-wide and hospital-wide performance-improvement initiatives.
- Maintain complete, accurate, and timely clinical documentation, including charges and billing.
- Follow clinical protocols and professional, accrediting, and regulatory standards; comply with infection-control procedures and HIPAA.
- Recommend, maintain, clean, and adjust equipment and instruments according to manufacturer instructions and hospital policy; notify appropriate parties about and remove unsafe or nonfunctional equipment.
- Perform related duties as assigned, including stocking supplies and cleaning or setting up equipment.
- Demonstrate compassionate, culturally responsive interactions with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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