Occupational Therapist I

Position Contra Costa County Health Services Department is recruiting entry‑level Occupational Therapist (Occupational Therapist I) positions. Therapists may be assigned to the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, its Health Centers, or the California Children Services Programs throughout the county. Typical Tasks Evaluates, plans and implements treatment including but not limited to the following areas: Self‑care: feeding, oral bulbar function, dressing, grooming, bathing, skin inspection and toileting Functional mobility: positioning, transfers, wheelchair prescription and mobility training, topographic orientation, joint motion and muscle function Upper extremity function: prehension, coordination, range, strength, sensation, pain, joint protection and hand function Adaptive/assistive equipment and splints: prescription, design, fabricating or applying orthotics or equipment Home management: energy conservation, work simplification, budgeting, meal preparation, household tasks and group living skills Community skills: shopping, use of transportation, safety, pre‑vocational/vocational assessment and work skills, social behaviors, play and leisure pursuits Visual‑perceptual ability: visual scanning, figure‑ground discrimination, vision, fields, spatial relations and visual‑motor integration Motor and sensory/motor development Functional cognition: orientation, attention, memory, analysis, discrimination, seriation, organization, categorization, integration, judgement and problem‑solving Learns to perform specialized and advanced therapy treatments Explains occupational therapy recommendations to patients and families; provides education and training Provides consultation and education regarding therapy treatment considerations Collaborates with other care providers to ensure proper patient treatment and follow‑up Secures and returns clinic supplies, equipment and maintains required records and statistics Prepares reports of patient treatment, discharge planning and evaluation of treatment services Provides training and work direction to aides, assistants, interns and volunteers Consults with other therapists as needed Minimum Qualifications Valid license or limited permit to practice as an Occupational Therapist issued by the California Board of Occupational Therapy. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate issued by the American Heart Association or CPR certification issued by the American Red Cross. No prior experience required. Background investigation/fingerprint and/or physical exam may be required prior to employment. Equal Employment Opportunity Contra Costa County considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or other protected category under the law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Contra Costa County