Relief Occupational Therapist (OT)

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

27d•$61 - $81

About The Position

The Occupational Therapist II provides services to develop, enhance, or restore functional capacity for patients whose ability to cope with daily living tasks is threatened or impaired by physical illness or injury, psychosocial disabilities, aging, or developmental deficits. The therapist assesses patients and provides treatment in consultation with the patient, family, and other appropriate people. This experienced therapist is fully competent in the essential duties of an Occupational Therapist I and has expertise in evaluating and developing treatment plans for complex patients across a wide range of ages and diagnoses. The role uses advanced skills and techniques to meet patient-care needs accurately and efficiently, contributes to multidisciplinary care discussions, and advises less experienced therapists on complex clinical presentations and care plans. The therapist also supervises patient-care responsibilities of occupational therapy interns and assistants and Rehabilitation Aides, serves as a clinical instructor, and contributes to program development, performance improvement, departmental policies and procedures, and specialized programs. Required classes and in-service programs are completed as needed.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved Occupational Therapy curriculum with a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree; this requirement may be met by the license/certification requirement.
Two years of clinical practice as an Occupational Therapist.
Current OTR (Registered Occupational Therapist) certification/license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Knowledge of and adherence to the Code of Ethics and performance standards of the clinician's professional organization.
Knowledge of equipment and vendors used in the assigned area.
Knowledge of basic business aspects of the role, including utilization management, charging practices, and regulatory compliance.
Knowledge of evaluation and treatment methodologies for routine patient care, legal issues affecting clinical practice, relevant pathologies and injuries, and the principles, methods, equipment, and theory of the clinical specialty.
Effective oral and written communication with patients, families, coworkers, visitors, supervisors, and other health professionals.
Ability to develop and document clear, accurate, realistic, measurable, appropriate, functionally based treatment goals that include patient and family input.
Ability to develop, implement, and adapt treatment programs, including in response to changing clinical status.
Ability to evaluate patients, interpret clinical data, and make clinical judgments in complex situations.
Ability to provide care and progress treatment in accordance with professional standards and individual needs, including age and developmental considerations, cultural and psychosocial issues, precautions, and medical condition.
Sound clinical reasoning to select appropriate interventions, with safety awareness, sound judgment, and problem-analysis and resolution skills.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with others.
Ability to clinically supervise, train, and evaluate students and interns.
Ability to apply advanced clinical skills in treating difficult and complex cases.
Commitment to Stanford Health Care's C-I-CARE standards and exceptional patient and family experience.

Responsibilities

Provide occupational therapy assessment and treatment to patients, consulting with patients, families, and other appropriate people.
Perform the essential functions of an Occupational Therapist I with a more complex patient population.
Participate in clinical teaching, including instruction of occupational therapy interns and students, residents, and other staff.
Prepare and present at least one in-service annually.
Provide input on staff educational needs and serve as a resource in meeting those needs.
With manager support, initiate clinical research within the area of clinical expertise when appropriate.
Mentor less experienced occupational therapists and serve as a role model, resource, teacher, and mentor.
Lead patient-care conferences and communicate with and teach other care providers.
Identify departmental performance-improvement issues and participate in activities such as chart reviews, documentation-form revisions, and workflow studies.
Contribute to the development of departmental policies and procedures.
Identify equipment repair or upgrade needs and recommend equipment and supply selections and purchases.
Supervise patient-care responsibilities of occupational therapy interns and assistants, and duties of Rehabilitation Aides.
Serve as a Clinical Instructor in the occupational therapy student program.
Complete required classes and in-service programs as needed.