Occupational Therapist

Home Health Occupational Therapist-U3-PD

A Home Health Occupational Therapist organizes and conducts medically prescribed occupational therapy program for homebound patients.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Acts to decrease pain, restores function, and prevents disability.
• Performs technical diagnostic test to determine the needs of each patient prior to treatment.
• Develops treatment programs, provides treatments and guides home health aides.
• Evaluates, records and reports progress to physician and other departments.
• Contributes to problem solving in staff meetings and committees as required.
• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanentes Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanentes policies and procedures.
• This position is a UTSC bargaining unit represented position.

Basic Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of experience as Occupational Therapist (OT) in an acute care, outpatient or rehab setting.
• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a bachelors or masters degree with certification in occupational therapy OR foreign-trained equivalent.
• Occupational Therapist License (California)
• Drivers License (in location where applicable)
• Basic Life Support
• National Provider Identifier

Additional Requirements:

• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
• Clear driving record for the past two (2) years.
• Proof of automobile insurance as required by law.

Preferred Qualifications:

• N/A

Notes:

• Rotating weekends.