Occupational Therapist (Director of Rehab)

Job Description / Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of occupational therapy services, including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the positions’ qualifications, professional practices, and ethical standards.
• Assess, plan, and perform physical rehabilitative programs that improve the mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct the disabling conditions of patients, which have resulted from disease or injury.
• Contribute to program development, qualify improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion, including identifying and documenting treatment and rehabilitation goals, anticipated progress, and plans for reevaluation.
• Complete appropriate sections of the resident assessment instrument (RAI) and provide age-appropriate therapeutic interventions. Perform and document initial and follow-up exams, evaluate data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
• Evaluate patient response to treatment and provide feedback to the rest of the team, while documenting the course of patient care including progress and continuing need for treatment.
• Ensure program staffing team supervision and development; monitor team members competency, licenses/certifications, and memberships in applicable professional organizations; coordinate the development of team members through structured activities.
• Assure that all patient activities are performed according to the company policies and procedures and all applicable state and federal laws and regulatory agencies.
• Participate in coordination of facility quality management and program evaluation activities; participate in survey preparation activities; participate in facility safety committee activities.
• Manage the delivery of care in the most cost-effective manner; coordinate treatment activity between disciplines and team members.
• Contribute to development of improved efficiency and productivity of program functions.

Requirements

• Ideal Candidate Will Have The Following Education: Master’s degree program, or foreign equivalent in Occupational Therapy, or a directly related field. Requires a current state of California Occupational Therapist License, or eligible for a licensure in California.