Occupational Therapist

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• Evaluates patients, interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.
  
• Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.
  
• Initiates discharge planning for occupational therapy.
  
• Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient.
  
• May delegate a portion of the treatment program to the appropriate supportive personnel.
  
• Coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.
  
• Provides advice and education to patient and family.
  
• Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, the need for modifying goals and treatment.
  
• Discharges patient from occupational therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from occupational therapy.
  
• Provides accurate, timely documentation of occupational therapy patient management.
  
• Demonstrates progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.
  

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• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Masters degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.

• Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association
  

• National Provider Identifier required at hire
  

• Current CA Occupational Therapy License OR License eligibility letter prior to the first day of employment.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

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Notes:

- Mon-Fri (Inpatient Mon & Fri, Outpatient Tue, Wed, Thu)

- May shift from FON OP to FON/ONT IP or additional future locations depending on program expansion and operational needs.