Occupational Therapist I – Rehabilitation Services
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7279145 (Ref:10027462)
Posted: September 10, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $38.11 - $59.07 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Occupational Therapist I (Per Diem) – Rehabilitation Services
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 and make a meaningful impact on patient care. In this role, you will deliver high-quality occupational therapy services, including evaluation, treatment planning, and application of therapy modalities, all while adhering to regulatory standards and the values of City of Hope National Medical Center. Your expertise will contribute to the well-being of our patients and their families.
City of Hope Occupational Therapists are driven to provide client-centered, evidence-based interventions to help patients with cancer manage cognitive, emotional, social, and physical changes throughout the continuum of cancer care. We combine our clinical expertise with a person-first approach to provide individualized, holistic services during every stage of cancer care, including new diagnosis, active treatment, survivorship, hospice, and palliative care. We analyze and problem solve strategies to maximize quality of life by facilitating occupational engagement.
Tentative Schedule: Ideally seeking candidates for weekend shift coverage (Saturdays and Sundays)
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Screen patients to determine need for intervention and initiates referrals as appropriate.
- Demonstrate 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.
- Collaborate with physician and other healthcare professionals to ensure ongoing integrated patient care.
- Hospital experience is highly preferred
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.
- CPR Certification
- Hourly Pay Rate: $58.80/hr
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $38.11 - $59.07 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
