Job Objective: Reporting to the Director of Rehabilitation Services, provides for the carrying out of patient referrals under the general direction of the referring physician to support the Direction of Rehabilitation Services, the Physical Therapy Supervisor and the Rehabilitation Services Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

A. Provision of Patient Care

B. Communication

C. Administrative

Non-Essential Duties:

• Performance of housekeeping tasks in their work area.
• Participation in patient education and forms development.
• Participation in continuing education for patients, hospital employees or outside customers.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge

• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of the theory, techniques and practices of accepted occupational therapy treatments for geriatric, adult, adolescent and child patient populations.
• Knowledge of the English language and possess good composition skills for the purposes of written communication.
• Knowledge of Antelope Valley Hospital's hospital information system (HIS).

Skills

• Administration of occupational therapy treatments in the acute care, outpatient and home health care settings.

o Accurate assessment of a patient's progress on the basis of judgmental criteria and measurable or verifiable criteria.

• Supervision and training of physical therapy assistants and aides.
• Training of non-medical persons to assist with a patient's home program/management.

Abilities

• Communicate effectively while maintaining good working relationships with coworkers, managers, hospital staff, physicians, patients and outside customers.
• Collection and interpretation of data.

Core Competencies: All AVH employees will effectively demonstrate these behaviors:

Accountability

Action Oriented

Customer Focused

Compassion

Effective Communication

Teamwork

Ethics & Values

Integrity & Trust

Education and Experience: Education

• Graduation from an American Occupational Therapy Association's Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA) predecessor organization or AOTA's Career Mobility Program approved Occupational Therapy program.

Experience

• Preference of 1 year of acute care patient clinical experience.

Required Licensure and/or Certifications:

• Possession of a valid license as a Registered Occupational Therapist issued by the Board of Medical Examiners, State of California or eligible for license.

• American Heart Association BLS CPR certification.

AVH Conduct/Compliance Expectations:

• Ability to adhere with AVH Leaves of Absence Policy
• Ability to adhere with AVH Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy
• Ability to adhere with AVH Recording of Hours Worked Policy
• Ability to adhere to the department dress code
• Ability to organize work and , ettablish priorities
• Ability to expand on own initiative in performance of duties
• Skill and ability to follow the telephone etiquette/standards
• Conforms to AVH Standards of Excellence
• Ability to function effectively under pressure and meet time parameters
• Ability to communicate effectively while maintaining good working relationships with coworkers, managers and other hospital staff
• Ability to adhere to the normal standards of courtesy and conduct as defined under the rules of hospitality at AVH
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of patient, hospital and department information
• Ability to adhere to safety rules and regulations
• Safely and effectively uses all equipment necessary to carry out duties
• Ability to interpret and function under hospital and department policies and procedures
• Conforms with required and appropriate Joint Commission requirements
• Conforms with and supports hospital quality assurance and improvement guidelines
• Ability to participate effectively in department and hospital staff education
• Display a willingness to work as a team player
• Ability to give and support the highest level of patient/customer satisfaction at all times
• Supports and adheres to the values and mission statement established by the AVH Board of Directors

Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Corporate Compliance rules and regulations, complies with duty to report behavior standard, demonstrates understanding of purpose for Corporate Compliance hotline and importance of seeking guidance from a supervisor when in doubt regarding a possible corporate compliance issue

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Position will require frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, twisting and reaching.
• Frequently requires lifting in excess of 50 lbs and pushing/pulling up to 50 lbs.
• Potential exposure to radiation, chemicals and biohazard which will require use of PPE.

A detailed description of the physical requirements of this job is maintained in the Employee Health Department.

Education and Experience: Education

• Graduation from an American Occupational Therapy Association's Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA) predecessor organization or AOTA's Career Mobility Program approved Occupational Therapy program.

Experience

• Preference of 1 year of acute care patient clinical experience.

Required Licensure and/or Certifications:

• Possession of a valid license as a Registered Occupational Therapist issued by the Board of Medical Examiners, State of California or eligible for license.

• American Heart Association BLS CPR certification.