Occupational Therapist Per Diem 777001

Occupational Therapist

When you join the Huntington Hospital team, you are aligning yourself with an organization whose values drive our philosophy of compassionate community care. Over the past 129 years, we've grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized healthcare leader with 619 beds. As part of our commitment to providing equitable, high-quality care to all members of our community, we embrace differences and work hard to create a place of belonging for our patients and our employees. When you join the Huntington family, you'll be empowered to enact change that continuously improves our ability to deliver world-class care, with kindness and dignity, to all who need it.

Job Description

• Evaluates, plans, and administers treatment for disabilities, injuries, and diseases in accordance with a physician's order.
• Responsible for coordination of care to meet identified Occupational Therapy needs of the patient/family.
• Participates in the management of patient care to include identification of needs for Occupational Therapy intervention, discharge planning, resource identification, linking and scheduling patients with required services, monitoring care delivery, advocating for the patient, and evaluating outcomes.
• Facilitates patient care across the healthcare continuum and assists other team members with meeting patient needs.
• Acts as a preceptor for related staff and students.
• This is a per diem position which may require flexibility of hours and is eligible for overtime pay.

Requirements

• Graduate of an educational program for occupational therapists approved by the California Board of Occupational Therapy and accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association's Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
• Minimum of one year related practice experience preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Current unrestricted Occupational Therapist License issued by California Board of Occupational Therapy (CBOT).
• Current Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR) issued by National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
• Current Physical Agent Modalities (PAM) Certification issued by State of California for working with modalities: specialized hand diagnoses patients, pediatrics, dysphagia.
• Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) issued by American Heart Association.

Skills

• Successful completion of orientation.

Worker Type

• Per Diem

Shift

• Days

Location

100 W California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91105

Pay Range

The estimated base rate for this position is $49.54 - $70.75. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions.