Occupational Therapist III EX (Hand/CHT)
- UCSF Health
- San Francisco, CA, USA
Job Description
Occupational Therapist III EX (Hand/CHT)
Job Description
The Senior Staff Therapist, Occupational Therapist III, reports to the Clinical Supervisor, Occupational Therapy and provides both direct and indirect patient care services. The Senior Therapist works primarily with adult and geriatric patients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, although pediatric and adolescent patients may also be treated. The Senior Therapist demonstrates a solid knowledge base within a wide range of diagnoses including general medicine, orthopedics, neurology, and cardiopulmonary in the adult and/or pediatric setting. Under general supervision and within a specific therapy discipline, the Senior Therapist independently performs complex patient evaluations and therapeutic interventions; serves as a mentor to staff and consultant to other medical professionals in patient evaluations, therapeutic intervention planning or intervention requiring discipline specific skills. The Senior Therapist makes recommendations in patient care procedures, protocols or programs related to the discipline specific areas, and instructs therapists and other medical professionals in the theory, application and/or performance of discipline specific skills. While performing job duties, the Senior Therapist may also supervise support personnel as allowed by discipline specific State Practice Acts including Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and Rehabilitation Aides as well as O.T. and C.O.T.A. students. The Senior Therapist actively participates in departmental and organizational programs, including performance improvement activities, clinical education programs, and inservices and staff development activities.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
• Minimum of 3 years of general patient care experience, including at least 2 years in a relevant multidisciplinary setting within the past 5 years.
• Minimum of 40 hours of professional development activities, with at least 50% consisting of continuing education units (CEUs) or relevant academic coursework. The remaining hours may include mentoring, Grand Rounds, independent reading, and other relevant professional development activities.
• Prior experience as a clinical preceptor and experience teaching a wide variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to consistently meet the clinical caseload requirements of a staff-level therapist.
• Ability to work a minimum of 32 hours per week, across 4 days per week.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to recognize signs of distress.
• Possession of, or proven eligibility for, CPR certification.
• Basic computer skills, including word processing and online communication.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor professional behaviors, including interpersonal skills, time management, problem-solving, and self-initiation.
• Flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Prior professional clinical experience in an academic medical center environment.
• Prior experience working on an interdisciplinary healthcare provider team.
• Ability to work full-time, 5 days per week.
• Graduate degree or certificate in Occupational Therapy from an accredited professional educational program.
• 5 years of experience in a relevant specialty area across the rehabilitation continuum of care, including acute care, acute rehabilitation/SNF, and outpatient services.
Required Licenses/Certifications
• Possession of, or proven eligibility for, licensure as an Occupational Therapist by the Occupational Therapy Board of California.
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