Occupational Therapist - Hand Therapy

Job Title

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule 10-hour day shifts, 4x per week; Shift varies; 8:00 A.M.- 7:00 P.M

Salary Range: $61.05 - 73.99 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 22655

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Salary range: 48.52-63.91 hourly

Job Qualifications

• California Occupational Therapy License or eligibility to work as such.
• Current BCLS Certificate.
• Experience with hand therapy including production of custom-made splints and orthoses.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work autonomously as well as part of a collaborative team.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients and staff from varied cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Skill in making appropriate and effective decisions based on needs of the patient, priorities of the department, and the Medical Center and Department Policies and Procedures. Demonstrates ability to establish an appropriate treatment plan, select appropriate treatment techniques, assess the results based upon synthesis of all available information, and the patients' functional goals, with changes in the plan and timely discharge as indicated.
• Ability to safely perform repetitive bending, stooping, sitting, squatting, walking, standing during 8-10 hr. day. Normal duties involve lifting (up to 35 pounds without equipment), transferring patients, and pushing wheelchairs up to 500 feet.
• Ability to assign and supervise the performance of appropriate treatment within the technical and legal capabilities of support personnel.

• Certified Hand Therapist certification.