Overview
Submit Application: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/contracosta/jobs/3705402/occupational-therapist-ii
Bargaining Unit: Local 856 – Health Services Unit
Contra Costa County Health Services Department is recruiting individuals on a continuous basis to fill journey level Occupational Therapist positions. Therapists may be assigned to the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and its Health Centers, or the California Children Services Programs located throughout the County.
Occupational Therapist II is a journey level classification. Incumbents perform a full range of general therapy treatments with a greater degree of independence and proficiency, in addition to applying more advanced and/or specialized treatments. Incumbents may assist in providing technical advice and training to less experienced staff.
To read the complete job description, please visit the website www.cccounty.us/hr
The eligible list established from this recruitment may remain in effect for six months.
Typical Tasks
Evaluates, plans and implements treatment including but not limited to the following areas:
Self-care including feeding, oral bulbar function, dressing, grooming, bathing, skin inspection and toileting
Functional mobility including positioning, transfers, wheelchair prescription and mobility training, topographic orientation, joint motion and muscle function
Upper extremity function, including prehension, coordination, range, strength, sensation, pain, joint protection and hand function
Adaptive/assistive equipment and splints including prescription, design, fabricating or applying selected orthotics or equipment
Home management including energy conservation and work simplification, budgeting, meal preparation, household tasks and group living skills
Community skills including shopping, use of transportation, safety, pre-vocational/vocational assessment and work skills, social behaviors, play and leisure pursuits
Visual-perceptual ability including visual scanning, figure-ground discrimination, vision, fields, spatial relations and visual-motor integration
Motor and sensory/motor development
Functional cognition including orientation, attention, memory, analysis discrimination, seriation, organization, categorization, integration, judgement and problem-solving
Provides technical advice and assistance to less experienced therapists and may assist in training them on the more specialized therapy treatments
Provides and promotes excellent customer service for all internal and external customers
Explains occupational therapy recommendations to patients and their families and provides patient and family education and training
Provides consultation and education relative to therapy treatment considerations
Collaborates with other care providers to ensure proper patient treatment and follow-up
Secures and returns clinic supplies and equipment and maintains required records and statistics
Prepares reports of patient treatment, treatment and discharge, planning and evaluation of treatment services
Provides training and work direction to aides, assistants, interns and volunteers
Consults with other therapists as needed
Minimum Qualifications
License Required: Possession of a valid License or limited Permit to practice as an Occupational Therapist issued by the California Board of Occupational Therapy.
Experience: Two (2) years of full-time or its equivalent experience as an Occupational Therapist.
Certification: Must possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate issued by the American Heart Association or a CPR certification issued by the American Red Cross.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS: A background investigation/fingerprint and/or physical exam may be required prior to the start of employment.
Applicants must submit a copy of a valid License or limited Permit to practice as an Occupational Therapist issued by the California Board of Occupational Therapy AND a completed supplemental questionnaire. An application submitted without a valid License or limited Permit and supplemental questionnaire will be considered incomplete and will therefore be disqualified.
Selection Process
1. Application Filing: All applicants must apply on-line at www.cccounty.us/hr and submit the information as indicated on the job announcement by the final filing date.
2. Application Evaluation: Depending on the number of applications received, an Application Evaluation Board may be convened to evaluate and select the best-qualified candidates for invitation to the next phase of the examination.
3. Training and Experience Evaluation: Consists of an evaluation of each candidate’s relevant education, training and/or experience as presented on the application and supplemental questionnaire (Weighted 100%).
The Human Resources Department may change the examination steps noted above in accordance with the Personnel Management Regulations and accepted selection practices.
About Contra Costa Health
With more than 1 million people living in communities stretching from the Delta to the Bay, Contra Costa is a large and diverse county. Serving the health needs of such a big, complex place demands a health department that is experienced, skilled, flexible and integrated. That’s what Contra Costa Health delivers.
Our bold mission is to care for and improve the health of all people in Contra Costa County with special attention to those who are most vulnerable. And when we say all people, we mean it! We are committed to equity, and we actively stand up against racism, prejudice and systemic discrimination.
While Contra Costa Health is the largest County department, most of it's funding comes from federal and state programs, such as Medi-Cal and Medicare, as well as grants and fees.
The Work of Contra Costa Health
Through an integrated system of high-quality services, we
- offer medical care and a managed-care health plan for our patients and members
- provide public health programs that support the well-being of the community at large
- protect public health by regulating local industries, such as refineries and businesses that sell food
- partner with our patients and their families, businesses, community-based organizations, schools, local government and diverse communities
- fully embrace the principles of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), aimed at creating a more coordinated, person-centered, and equitable health system that works for all those we serve
