Per Diem PT / OT

About the role

The Assessment/Treatment Occupational or Physical Therapist is responsible for delivering protocol-driven clinical assessments and/or telehealth-based rehabilitation interventions for stroke survivors enrolled in a multi-site clinical research study.

Responsibilities

• Conduct standardized outcome assessments and ensure accurate documentation of all measurements.
• Provide remote arm motor therapy via a tele-rehabilitation system, monitor performance and safety, and ensure accurate, timely documentation of all study-related activities.
• Report adverse events or protocol deviations in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary, multi-site research team, including investigators, coordinators, and technical staff, while maintaining a high level of autonomy in day-to-day session delivery.
• Conduct study procedures (either outcome assessments or telerehabilitation treatments), support data quality, maintain compliance with Good Clinical Practice and human subjects protections, and contribute to consistent and standardized implementation of both assessment and treatment components across participants.

Requirements

• Familiarity with stroke rehabilitation practice in occupational therapy or physical therapy context.
• Familiarity with stroke rehabilitation evaluations and assessments in occupational therapy or physical therapy context.
• Ability to utilize teleconference technology and software and troubleshoot basic technical issues.
• Comfortable with using videoconferencing platforms, laptops, web portals, and wearable devices such as accelerometers.
• Strong written documentation skills for visit notes, assessment summaries, progress toward goals, protocol deviations, and adverse event reporting.
• Ability to follow research protocols, study timelines, and multi-visit scheduling requirements.
• Eligibility for registration by the National Registry of American Occupational Therapy Association.
• Current BLS certification.
• Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy License or proof of eligibility from California Board of Occupational Therapy, or the Physical Therapy Board of California.
• Current occupational therapy or physical therapy licensure within California.
• Minimum 2 years experience as a licensed occupational therapist/physical therapist with the ability to evaluate and treat three (3) or more types of patient conditions (i.e. CVA, SCI, TBI, Peds, burns, hand injury).
• Experience in working with subjects for rehabilitation research is preferred but not required.

Preferred

• Prior clinical research experience preferred, especially in rehabilitation, telehealth, or multi-site studies.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with stroke survivors, caregivers, and research staff.
• Knowledge of informed consent procedures, participant eligibility screening, and ethical conduct in human subjects research.
• Human subjects Protection and Good Clinical Practice certification (training will be provided).
• Research specific evaluation certification: Therapists involved in participant evaluations will need to be certified in research-specific evaluations (training will be provided).

Special Conditions

• Scheduling flexibility: Therapy sessions are conducted remotely and may be scheduled based on participant availability, possibly including evenings. Assessment scheduling is performed on-site, but will also require flexibility depending on participant availability. Scheduled treatment or assessment sessions may be canceled on short notice based on change in participant availability, or group assignments.
• Telhealth emphasis: All treatment sessions are conducted via videoconference, requiring extended periods of computer-based interaction rather than in-person care. Therapists involved in the treatment must be comfortable working in a screen-based clinical environment.
• Additional documentation beyond standard clinical notes, including: research forms, protocol deviation reporting, adverse event reporting, compliance with GCP and human subjects regulations, etc.
• Need for Professional Workspace for Telehealth Delivery: Therapists involved in treatment sessions must have a quiet, private, HIPAA-compliant environment for conducting sessions remotely (particularly if working off-site).