Occupational Therapist

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, the Mercy Cancer Center, and a family birth center. Additionally, Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Occupational Therapist, you will provide essential in-home occupational therapy services under a physician's orders. Your role involves evaluating home safety, assessing functional needs, and implementing tailored treatment to promote independence.

Every day, you will evaluate home safety, assess the functional needs of patients with physical disabilities, and then develop, plan, and implement individualized occupational therapy treatment procedures.

To be successful, you will demonstrate strong skills in assessment, treatment planning, and implementation for in-home care. Excellent communication for patient education and a commitment to promoting independence and safety are essential.

Provides ongoing evaluation, treatment, planning, and direct or consultative therapist services to patients, including assessment and patient teaching under the scope of practice as an Occupational Therapist.  Patients include, but are not limited to, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

• Bases upon the treatment diagnosis of the patient, associated with age of patient, past medical history and/or other diagnoses present, objectively and quantifiably assess a baseline level of physical functions for each patient referred
• Based upon the initial assessment of the patient, identify functional needs and establish appropriate long and short-term functional treatment goals
• Demonstrates satisfactory ability to apply technical skills into the planning of effective treatment programs
• Demonstrates satisfactory ability to establish effective rapport with patients, family members, significant others, and visitors
• Respect the personal dignity of each patient and hone the confidentiality of all information relative to the patient-therapist relationship.
• Demonstrate satisfactory ability to channel the patient's motivational forces toward the achievement of therapeutic goals
• Utilizes therapeutic equipment including electrotherapeutic equipment which, when used appropriately and correctly, is not hazardous

Job Requirements

Required

• Occupational Therapist: CA, upon hire
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
• Driver's License: CA, upon hire
• Auto Insurance, upon hire