Occupational Therapist

Northridge Hospital Medical Center • Los Angeles, CA

10d • $52 - $77 • Onsite

About The Position

The Occupational Therapist helps patients regain independence and quality of life so they can safely perform daily activities. The role assesses patients with diverse diagnoses and needs, develops treatment plans, conducts evaluations and re-evaluations, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, documents care, and provides motivating support to a high volume of patients. The therapist must be flexible, adaptable, exceptionally organized, and a personable team player.

The position is at Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center, a 394-bed acute-care nonprofit hospital in Northridge, California. The hospital serves more than 80,000 patients annually and offers services including a Level II Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care, and women’s health. It is the San Fernando Valley’s only pediatric trauma center.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an approved school of Occupational Therapy.
• Academic curriculum must include coursework in growth and development, gerontology, and therapeutic procedures for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.
• New applicants must provide documentation of continuing education or experience.
• Demonstrate participation in required external continuing education upon annual appraisal.
• California Occupational Therapist License (CA OTL) required.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) certification required.
• Fire Safety card required within 90 days of start date.
• Must be flexible, adaptable, exceptionally organized, and a personable, motivating team player.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients with varying diagnoses and disorders requiring occupational therapy according to established guidelines. Patients may range from neonatal to geriatric; staff are assigned only to age ranges for which they meet education, experience, and training requirements.
• Ensure patients ages 0–21 with CCS insurance are seen by or overseen by a CCS-paneled therapist.
• Establish functional goals with the interdisciplinary team based on the patient’s rehabilitation potential.
• Develop, implement, and modify treatment plans with the interdisciplinary team to achieve established goals, using evidence-based practice when available and incorporating patient, family, and Care Partner needs, interests, and goals.
• Provide education to patients, families, Care Partners, and caregivers as soon as feasible after admission, using methods such as teach-back, demonstration, video, and written handouts to support knowledge transfer.
• Establish and follow patient precautions, observe responses to treatment, report unusual occurrences, and follow hand-off guidelines.
• Conduct evaluations and re-evaluations, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and document care thoroughly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time