Hand Occupational Therapist
San Francisco, CA
Cross Country Allied
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Occupational Therapist, Inpatient California. The occupational therapist will provide specialized hand and upper-extremity care in an adult outpatient setting, supporting evaluation, treatment planning, orthotic management, therapeutic exercise, and patient education. The role serves adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations and may include reassignment to other departments or facilities based on organizational needs.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift, 8-hour shifts, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Occupational Therapist license in California.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) certification.
  • Hand and upper-extremity certification through the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
  • Masters degree in occupational therapy or a related field.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience.
  • Experience in hand clinic, adult outpatient, and teaching hospital settings.
  • Experience with required electronic charting using Epic.
  • COVID-19 vaccination and booster, with medical or religious exemptions permitted.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Level I trauma experience.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for post-operative orthopedic aftercare, acute hand and upper-extremity fractures, tendon and nerve injuries, lacerations, degloving injuries, arthritis, and tunnel syndromes.
  • Performs evaluations, reassessments, discharge planning, patient and family education, and plan-of-care development.
  • Manages custom orthoses, including post-operative, fracture, and post-open reduction and internal fixation orthoses.
  • Provides therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, orthotics training and management, biofeedback, electrical stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, ultrasound, paraffin baths, edema massage, kinesiotaping, myofascial release, and splinting.
  • Supports approximately 12 visits per day in a one-room setting.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes interpretation services.
  • Orientation includes 24 hours.

Benefits

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits