Occupational Therapist - Home Health

Where You’ll Work

Marian Regional Medical Center a 191-bed facility located in Santa Maria California is recognized as one of the Top 250 Hospitals in the Nation by Healthgrades and was awarded Best Maternity Care by Newsweek. It ranks among 10% in the nation for safety core measures in cardiac services and has the only comprehensive cancer treatment and resource program from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Marian’s beautiful mission-style facility houses the latest technology to support excellent physicians and caregivers who deliver compassionate care each and every day. Marian Regional Medical Center is a part of Dignity Health’s Southwest Division and is a member of CommonSpirit Health the largest not-for-profit health care system in the nation boasting an integrated network of top quality hospitals with physicians from the most prestigious medical schools and comprehensive outpatient services - all recognized for quality safety and service. Marian's offers Santa Maria Valley residents access to the most advanced technologies an expanded and enhanced Emergency Department Critical Care Unit neonatal intensive care unit and an array of women's services.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Occupational Therapist, you will help Marian Regional Medical Center Hospice patients perform all phases of occupational therapy evaluation, treatment planning, and treatment so they can regain or improve functional independence and enhance their quality of life in a home healthcare setting.

Every day you will evaluate patients, participate in treatment program planning, and administer occupational therapy modalities, procedures, and tests.

You will be expected to perform initial and re-evaluations, administer treatment plans, teach patients and caregivers functional activities, document daily progress, communicate with the medical team, and maintain professional standards of conduct.

To be successful in this role, you must have graduated from an accredited school of occupational therapy, possess a current California OT license, and be adept at teaching patients and caregivers functional activities and treatment techniques.

• Perform patient initial and re-evaluations, establishing and implementing effective treatment plans.
• Administer treatment plans using accepted therapy procedures, overseeing therapist extenders (aides) in their implementation.
• Teach patients and/or caregivers in functional activities and treatment techniques of occupational therapy as appropriate to meet their needs.
• Document daily on appropriate forms using clear and concise data, recording treatments accurately and communicating patient status/progress to the referral source at least monthly.
• Communicate regularly with other members of the medical team regarding goals, progress, and rehabilitative potential, working as a collaborative treatment team member.
• Maintain the standards of conduct as promulgated by the American Occupational Therapy Association and adhere to the professional code of ethics in the performance of duties.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of an accredited school of occupational therapy (accredited jointly by AOTA and by the Council on Medical Education of the AMA)
• Active Occupational Therapist (OT) license in the State of California
• Basic Life Support – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (BLS-CPR)
• Driver's License: California
• Auto Insurance

Preferred

• Two (2) Years Of Experience as an occupational therapist
• Previous hand therapy experience