Occupational Therapist I

Occupational Therapist I

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. 

Join our team as an Occupational Therapist I! In this role, you’ll provide high-quality occupational therapy services through patient evaluation, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, and patient and family education. You’ll support patients in improving their functional abilities and independence while delivering care in alignment with professional standards and City of Hope’s commitment to exceptional patient care.

As a successful candidate, you will: 

• Demonstrates entry level skills in developing treatment goals and plans based on evaluation data, rehabilitation potential, discharge plans, and in coordination with goals and plans of patient, family and other care team members. 

• Demonstrates entry level skill and creativity in implementing patient treatment programs which are safe, effective, and efficient. 

• Demonstrates entry level skills in modifying treatment plans according to patient needs and progress, terminates treatment appropriately, and develops appropriate discharge and post discharge plans.

• Completes evaluations, progress notes, reassessments, discharge summaries, and third-party reimbursement reports per established departmental, institutional and regulatory requirements within required time frames.

• Follows all City of Hope and departmental policies. 

• Collaborates with physician and other healthcare professionals to ensure ongoing integrated patient care. 

• Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationships with patient and caregivers.

• Assigns treatments to occupational therapy aides and occupational therapist assistants.  Assesses quality of care provided. 

• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Your qualifications should include: 

• Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited school        

• Entry level position, no experience required    

• Current Occupational Therapist license in the State of California, or licensed applicant status in the state of California

• BLS Certification through the American Heart Association

• For pediatric service, CCS Panel provider or complete application within 60 days of hire or when hours attained

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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