Per Diem Occupational Therapist Critical Care, Stroke care, Spine Post-op

Occupational Therapist

Primary Location: Los Angeles, California, Facility Name: Los Angeles Medical Center, Employee Status: Regular Worker, Location: Onsite, Schedule: Per Diem, Shift: Day, Salary: $69.82 - $89.16 / hour, Job Number: 1428502

Job Summary: Responsible for the occupational therapy of patients under the direction and supervision of the Rehabilitation Services. Essential Responsibilities:

• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience: N/A.

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

License, Certification, Registration:

• National Provider Identifier required at hire
• Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association

Additional Requirements:

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Critical Care experience
• Stroke care experience
• Spine Post-op experience

Primary Location: California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Medical Center Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1 Shift: Day Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End: 04:30 PM Job Schedule: Per Diem Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Onsite Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B24|AFSCME|United Therapists of So Cal Department: Sunset Medical Center - Occupational Therapy-Inpatient - 0806 Pay Range: $69.82 - $89.16 / hour