Acts as a consultant in an area of specialized Occupational Therapy practice. Provides specialized skills and knowledge not generally available to qualified Senior Occupational Therapists. Assumes direct responsibility for the Occupational Therapy management of patients referred by a primary medical practitioner. Satisfies an identified need in an area of patient care in a specific facility.
Essential Functions:
- Assumes all responsibilities as outlined on the Senior Occupational Therapist job profile.
- Provides consultation and mentoring to the occupational therapy staff in their specific area of specialization.
- Provides education to occupational therapists through informal and informal education in their specific specialty both locally and regionally.
- Provides consultation and education to other Kaiser facilities upon request.
- Provides education to other health care professionals in their area of specialization both locally and regionally.
- Assists in the development and implementation of new clinical practice models for the delivery of care to members who require their expertise.
- Provides a leadership role to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of occupational therapy services.
- Assumes responsibility for the management of a high volume of patients, including those with complex problems or special needs in their area of specialty.
- Demonstrates behavior consistent with the criteria for professional practice.
Secondary Functions:
- Provide patient and caregiver training.
- Supervision of COTAs, students.
- Coordination of services for patients with other KP facilities, schools, CCS, community services.
- Program development for department clinical services, for education and training of OT's, and other administrative tasks as delegated by Physician lead and Assistant Director.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Significant, usually three (3) - five (5) years, experience in the area of specialty practice.
- Demonstrated teaching experience in specialty area at an intermediate or advanced level required.
- Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a bachelor's or master's degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.
- Certification by NBCOT (National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy) in area of specialty preferred.
- Licensure to practice occupational therapy by the State of California.
- BLS Required.
- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.
- Must have demonstrated evidence of advanced education and experience in specialty area.
- Demonstrated effective public speaking and lecture skills in past positions required.
- Evidence of on-going professional development required.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years full time experience with pediatric patients in the hospital and/or clinic setting.
- CCS paneled or eligible.
- Extensive knowledge of Autism and Developmental Delay.
- Case management experience.
- Advanced certification in swallow, hand, modality.
- Additional continuing education in specialty area - NDT, NOMAS, TES, etc.
- Experience mentoring staff and students, resource to peers and other disciplines, teaching in the facility/organization/community.
- Excellent customer service skills, high mps scores.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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