Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy

Position: Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy, Full Time, Days
Location: California

** ABOUT MARINHEALTH
** Marin Health is already realizing the benefits of impressive growth and has consistently earned high praise and accolades, including being Named One of the Top 250 Hospitals Nationwide by Health grades, receiving a 5-star Ranking for Overall Hospital Quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and being named the Best Hospital in San Francisco/Marin by Bay Area Parent, among others.
** Company:
** Marin General Hospital dba Marin Health Medical Center
** Compensation Range:**$49.27 - $73.90
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* Work Shift:

** 8 Hour (days) (United States of America)
** Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

** 40
* * Job Description

Summary:

** Provide occupational therapy services to inpatients in Marin General Hospital to remediate physical difficulties, including evaluation, treatment, family teaching and collaboration with other professionals, including planning for patient discharge
** Job Requirements, Prerequisites and

Essential Functions:

**** Job Specifications:
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* Education:

*** Graduate of an Occupational Therapy curriculum that is approved by the Accredidation Council of Occupational Therapy Education.
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* Experience:

*** One year inpatient acute hospital experience as a certified Occupational Therapist.
** License and

Certifications:

*** Occupational Therapist Required at hire
* Basic Life Support Required within 90 days of hire
* Integrative Agitation Management (IAM) Required within 30 days of hire
** Prerequisite

Skills:

*** Ability to establish rapport, counsel objectively and in a positive manner, explain test results and therapy plans in a manner consistent with the families, staff’s and/or client’s communication ability. Must have knowledge of all aspects of physical disabilities Occupational Therapy, and the social, emotional and physiological effects of illness and injury.
** Primary Customer Served (Age Specific Criteria):** - Based on experience, skills and qualifications of the individual therapist.* **( )
** Infants:
** Birth up to 1 year*** **(X)
** Toddlers:
** 1 up to 3 years*** **(X)
** Preschool Children:
** 3 up to 6 years*** **(X)
** School Age Children:
** 6 up to 12 years*** **(X)
** Adolescents:
** 12 up to 18 years*** **(X)
** Early Adults:
** 18 up to 45 years*** **(X)
** Middle Adults:
** 45 up to 61 years*** **(X)
** Late Adults:
** 61 up to 80 years*** **(X)
** Late, Late Adults:
** 80 years and up
** Employees in this position must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care and/or service based on the physical, psych/social, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her service group.

** Patient Privacy (HIPAA Compliance):
** Employees in this position have access to protected health information. The protected health information a person in this position can access includes demographics, date of service, insurance/billing, medical record summary information, and all other information that may be contained in patient records. This position requires patient health information to perform the functions outlined as part of this position description.
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* Duties And Responsibilities:

**** Essential (Not Modifiable)
*** Billable patient contact of at least 67%.
* Perform evaluation of functional performance of inpatients and establishes a plan of treatment consistent with occupational therapy Scope of Practice, involving the patient and his/her family in the design, goals and plan of treatment
* Evaluates effectiveness and outcomes of occupational therapy interventions including the patient’s and family’s response to therapeutic interventions
* Works proactively with health care team (nursing, dietary, PT, speech pathology, physicians, etc) to continually assess patient’s discharge planning needs and ensure timely discharge of patient
* Functions independently in performing occupational therapy treatments, which may include, but are not limited to, retraining in self-care, neuro re-education, functional mobility, upper extremity function, home safety, splinting and visual-perception, cognitive retraining activities
* Identifies a patient and significant other’s specific learning needs and plans appropriate…