Occupational Therapist

Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care comprehensive care in cardiac orthopedics oncology women’s and children’s services we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare. Comprehensive CareDominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominican’s services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County a Total Joint Replacement program and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives ‘A’ grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group and has received national recognition for superior patient safety cardiac care and stroke treatment from Healthgrades a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.As Santa Cruz County’s heart attack (STEMI) receiving center Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospital’s heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patient’s chest.Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care.

Position Summary:

Provides age appropriate assessment and therapy for patients of all ages with a hand and/or upper extremity illness or injury requiring therapy to restore function. The goal is to provide objective testing treatment and education-training which promote patient understanding and compliance in the recovery process. Therapist is required to document monitor progress and report patients status to the referring physician. Duties also include participation in team meetings and program development under the direct supervision of the Hand Rehabilitation Supervisor.

Minimum:

• One (1) year of experience as an O.T.R. in physical disabilities setting, preferably in acute care or acute rehabilitation OR completion of six (6) to nine (9) months internship in an acute care or acute rehab unit.
• Knowledge of Occupational Therapy theory, treatment, and evaluation in the areas of neurology is recommended. 
• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Occupational Therapy with a minimum of B.A. or B.S. 
• Current license by the California Board of Occupational Therapy
• Current AHA BLS (CPR) certification required. 

Preferred:

• Membership of AOTA and OTAC is advisable.