Senior Occupational Therapist

CommonSpirit Health • Oxnard, CA

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About The Position

The Senior Occupational Therapist provides in-home occupational therapy services under physician orders. The role evaluates home safety and patients’ functional needs, then develops and implements individualized treatment to promote independence and safety. The therapist identifies functional deficits through interviews, skilled observation, and testing across activities of daily living, work and productive activities, play and leisure, sensorimotor skills, cognitive integration, and psychosocial skills. The position also involves interpreting physician orders, educating patients, communicating with the healthcare team, collaborating with the treatment team, and attending appropriate patient care meetings. The therapist identifies and reports patient abuse or neglect and may conduct annual performance reviews as assigned by the Therapy Manager or Supervisor, assisting employees with improving their performance.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of clinical experience.
• Evidence of extensive training in a specialty area.
• Occupational Therapist license in California, required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification, required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Specialty training may be in neuro rehabilitation, orthopedics, pediatrics, hand rehabilitation, pain management, or work hardening.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-home occupational therapy services under physician orders.
• Evaluate home safety and assess the functional needs of physically disabled patients.
• Develop, plan, and implement individualized occupational therapy treatment procedures.
• Identify functional deficits through interviews, skilled observation, and testing.
• Evaluate performance in activities of daily living, work and productive activities, play and leisure activities, sensorimotor skills, cognitive integration, and psychosocial skills.
• Accurately interpret physician orders.
• Communicate regularly with healthcare team members about goals, progress, and rehabilitation potential.
• Collaborate as a member of the treatment team.
• Attend appropriate patient care meetings, including mini rounds, rehabilitation weekly conferences, and discharge meetings.
• Identify and report patient abuse and neglect, including physical assault, domestic abuse, and neglect of elders and children.
• Conduct annual performance reviews as assigned by the Therapy Manager or Supervisor and assist employees in improving job performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed