Occupational Therapist (Per Diem) - Ohana Higher Level of Care

Position Summary

The Occupational Therapist provides occupational therapy services to children, adolescents, and their families, focusing on improving behavioral health and functioning through patient evaluation, assessment, treatment planning, individual and group intervention implementation, and discharge transition support.

Duties

• Carries out interventions to help improve behavioral health and functioning
• Assists in program development within the Ohana Clinical Team across multiple service levels
• May provide educational presentations to families, staff, interns, and community members/services

Important Dimensions

• Quality of care
• Professional commitment
• Teamwork
• Interpersonal skills
• Safety
• Good public/customer relations
• Broad clinical knowledge

Experience

• Previous exposure and/or knowledge of children/adolescents mental health treatment within OT
• Preference for experience utilizing sensory processing, social-emotional learning, and/or executive functioning within therapeutic interventions
• Previous experience with CBT and DBT integration preferred

Education

• Accredited program graduation to obtain a CA occupational therapy licensure through NBCOT
• Preference for additional training within sensory integration, executive functioning, and/or social skills

Licensure/Certifications

• Must be licensed by the Occupational Therapy Board of California through NBCOT and maintain active status
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS is required
• Assault crisis de-escalation training is required and must be completed within the first 6 months of hire
• Will complete mandatory 5150 training by Monterey County to obtain 5150 certification and obtain 5150 Professional staff authorization yearly
• Live Scan fingerprint clearance required by the Department of Healthcare Services is a job requirement

Assigned Work Hours

• Per Diem, scheduled as needed 10-hour shift 0830 - 1900
• Hourly Evening Shift Differential: $3.87
• Hourly Night Shift Differential: $5.81