Occupational Therapist: Occupational Therapy

About the role

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a nonprofit regional health care delivery network in Orange County, California, consisting of three acute-care hospitals with sixteen urgent care centers, eleven health centers and a network of more than1,800 physicians, 100 allied health members, 8,000 employees, and 2,000 volunteers. More than 30,000 inpatients and 550,000 outpatients choose Hoag each year. For over 70 years, Hoag has delivered a level of personalized care that is unsurpassed among Orange County’s health care providers. Since 1952, Hoag has served the local communities and continues its mission to provide the highest quality health care services through the core strategies of quality and service, people, physician partnerships, strategic growth, financial stewardship, community benefit and philanthropy. Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services including six institutes providing specialized care in the areas of cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women's health, orthopedics, and digestive health through our institutes.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Affirms individual patients’ Occupational Therapy needs and establishes and implements an occupation-based treatment program and goals.
• Utilizes information from patients’ records to identify impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, and level of performance.
• Administers evidence-based exams and screenings to determine patients’ performance capacities and deficits.
• Analyzes evaluation results to determine a plan of care, including appropriate interventions, goals, expected intensity, duration of therapy, and recommendations for discharge.
• Provides education to patients and caregivers regarding purpose of activity, use of equipment, home exercise and activity.
• Performs regular re-examinations, measures outcomes, and seeks feedback from patient, caregiver, and interdisciplinary medical team.
• Develops and modifies treatment programs to meet the changing needs of the patient.
• Oversees the clinical work of the Occupational Therapy Assistant and Rehabilitation Aide.
• Manages multiple patients at the same time.
• Provides services and required documentation in an accurate and timely manner and in accordance with professional and regulatory standards.
• Participates in outside continuing education and incorporates information into practice.
• Assists with educating and orienting new staff, acts as fieldwork educator for students and interns, and participates as instructor in an established class or program.
• Participates in educational events within the clinic and community.
• Attends specific clinical education coursework which meet the guidelines of California Board of Occupational Therapy and provides in-services to staff.
• Performs clinical consultations with staff.
• Provides input on equipment and supplies.
• Participates in planning and executes on marketing plans.
• Assists with developing and implementing a program, policies and dashboard measures for Rehabilitation Services.

Qualifications

• Three years’ experience as an Occupational Therapist in an acute healthcare system environment.
• One year of experience in a defined area of specialization.
• Experience with a range of diagnoses including general medicine, orthopedics, neurology, and cardiopulmonary.
• Twelve hours annually of continuing education in the area of clinical specialization.
• Completes mandatory stroke specific education requirements for certification.
• Previous experience with Microsoft Office and healthcare database systems preferred.
• Bilingual or multilingual preferred.