Occupational Therapist (OT)

Job overview

Occupational Therapist (OT) is an onsite position in Palo Alto, CA, with a starting pay of $55.85 - $74.00 per hour. This role is within the Inpatient Acute Occupational Therapy department, serving diverse patient populations and collaborating with top providers. This experienced therapist evaluates and develops treatment plans for complex patients, utilizing advanced skills. The Occupational Therapist II takes an active role in multidisciplinary care team discussions, mentors less experienced therapists, and contributes to program development and performance improvement initiatives.

What you'll do

• Participates in clinical teaching, including the clinical instruction of occupational therapy interns/students, residents, and other staff.
• Prepares and presents an in-service (at least one annually).
• Provides input regarding the educational needs of the staff and serves as a resource in meeting those needs.
• With the support of the manager, may initiate clinical research within area of clinical expertise.
• Provides mentoring to others when appropriate and serves as a role model/resource/teacher/mentor to less experienced occupational therapists.
• Leads patient care conferences, communicating with and teaching other care providers.
• Identifies departmental performance improvement issues and participates in performance improvement activities, e.g. chart reviews, revision of documentation forms, workflow studies, etc.
• Contributes to the development of departmental policies and procedures.
• Identifies needs for equipment repair or upgrade to maintain quality of care; makes recommendations for selection and purchase of specific equipment and supplies.

What we're looking for

Education

Graduate of an approved Occupational Therapy curriculum with either a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate degree

Experience

Two (2) years clinical practice as an Occupational Therapist

Skills & competencies

occupational therapist

ot

palo alto ca

stanford health care

full-time

day shift

inpatient acute care

master's degree

2 years experience

therapy

About the employer

Stanford Health Care is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists). Sector: 62.