Occupational Therapist

Salinas Valley Health•Salinas, CA

46d•Onsite

About The Position

This role provides Occupational Therapy interventions to patients per referral, including assessment, care planning, educating patients and families regarding treatment plans, progress and prognosis, scheduling, recording treatment information, and issuing appropriate adaptive equipment. The therapist will assess patients, plan and administer a Care Plan compatible with physician, patient and family goals, providing high quality and safe patient care. Responsibilities include completing all necessary documentation, assisting in the efficient and effective return of patients to their highest degree of independence, and maintaining a cost-effective treatment plan. The role also involves assisting in the orientation of new employees and volunteers, instructing and evaluating performance of therapy students and therapy assistant students, and regularly assuming duties of Charge Therapist. The position requires providing the highest degree of courtesy to all employees, patients, and associates, adhering to established Hospital safety standards, and ensuring department objectives are met. Specifically for children, the therapist will administer an Occupation Therapy Care Plan compatible with physician, patient, and family goals, including assessment and intervention in fine motor skills, self-help skills, development, durable medical equipment, and other areas specific to occupational therapy. Coordination with a CCS Case Manager for referral to a CCS panel provider or CCS Medical Therapy Unit for patients requiring continued occupational therapy services after hospital discharge is also a responsibility. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

California Occupational Therapy License or eligibility.
California Occupational Therapy license or eligibility.
Current BLS/Healthcare Provider status as per American Heart Association standards.
None.

Responsibilities

Provides Occupational Therapy interventions to patients per referral, including assessment, care planning, educating patients and families regarding treatment plans, progress and prognosis, scheduling, recording treatment information, and issuing appropriate adaptive equipment.
Assesses patients, plans and administers Care Plan compatible with physician, patient and family goals.
Provides high quality and safe patient care.
Completes all necessary documentation related to patient treatment.
Assists in efficient and effective return of patient to the highest degree of independence possible.
Maintains a cost-effective treatment plan.
Assists in orientation of new employees and volunteers.
Instructs and evaluates performance of therapy students and therapy assistant students during clinical affiliations.
Regularly assumes duties of Charge Therapist.
Provides the highest degree of courtesy possible to all employees, patients and associates of the hospital.
Adheres to establish Hospital safety standards.
Ensures that department objectives are met.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her unit.
Administers to children, an Occupation Therapy Care Plan compatible with physician, patient and family goals, including assessment and intervention in the areas of fine motor skills, self-help skills, development, durable medical equipment, and other areas specific to occupational therapy.
Coordinates with a CCS Case Manager for referral to a CCS panel provider or CCS Medical Therapy Unit for the patient who may continue to require occupational therapy services after hospital discharge.
Performs other duties as assigned.