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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | JOB SUMMARY |
| 2 | JOB SUMMARY The Occupational Therapist per diem, reports to the Clinical Supervisor/Manager and prov | ||||
| > | ides both direct and indirect patient care services, in-person and through telehealth. The per diem | ||||
| > | OT works primarily with adult and geriatric patients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgro | ||||
| > | unds, although pediatric and adolescent patients may also be treated. Under general direction and wi | ||||
| > | thin a specific therapy discipline, the per diem OT plans and administers a full range of OT service | ||||
| > | s for patients with various physical and cognitive impairments, including patient evaluations, thera | ||||
| > | peutic interventions, therapeutic intervention planning or intervention requiring discipline specifi | ||||
| > | c skills. The per diem OT maintains all applicable documentation related to the delivery of patient | ||||
| > | care services. While performing job duties, the per diem OT may also supervise support personnel as | ||||
| > | allowed by discipline specific State Practice Acts including Certified Occupational Therapy Assistan | ||||
| > | ts and Rehabilitation Aides, as well as OT and COTA students. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The Occupational Therapist per diem, reports to the Clinical Supervisor/Manager and provides both d |
| > | irect and indirect patient care services, in-person and through telehealth. The per diem OT works pr | ||||
| > | imarily with adult and geriatric patients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, altho | ||||
| > | ugh pediatric and adolescent patients may also be treated. Under general direction and within a spec | ||||
| > | ific therapy discipline, the per diem OT plans and administers a full range of OT services for patie | ||||
| > | nts with various physical and cognitive impairments, including patient evaluations, therapeutic inte | ||||
| > | rventions, therapeutic intervention planning or intervention requiring discipline specific skills. T | ||||
| > | he per diem OT maintains all applicable documentation related to the delivery of patient care servic | ||||
| > | es. While performing job duties, the per diem OT may also supervise support personnel as allowed by | ||||
| > | discipline specific State Practice Acts including Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and Reha | ||||
| > | bilitation Aides, as well as OT and COTA students. | ||||
| 5 | REQUIRED - Minimum of 1 year of general patient care experience. - Ability to communicate effectivel | ||||
| > | y in English, both orally and in writing. - Ability to recognize signs of distress. - Possession of | ||||
| > | or proven eligibility for CPR certification. - Basic computer skills in word processing and online c | ||||
| > | ommunication. - Possession of effective interpersonal, time-management, and problem-solving skills. | ||||
| > | - This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations. PREFER | ||||
| > | RED - Prior professional clinical experience in an academic medical center environment. - Prior expe | ||||
| > | rience working on an interdisciplinary health provider team. - Possession of a graduate degree or ce | ||||
| > | rtificate in Occupational Therapy from an accredited professional educational program. - Experience | ||||
| > | with OP OT services, including telehealth. POPULATIONS SERVED Demonstrated ability to provide approp | ||||
| > | riate care based on the needs of a specific individual, including the patient’s age. When the therap | ||||
| > | ist is primarily working with patients of age groups other than adult and/or geriatric, additional a | ||||
| > | ge-specific performance criteria for neonate, pediatric, and adolescent populations are delineated u | ||||
| > | nder the pediatric clinical services mentoring program. | ||||