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Occupational Therapist, Inpatient - Variable Shifts and Schedules

Primary Location Los Angeles, California Facility Name West Los Angeles Medical Center Schedule Full-time Shift Variable Salary $54.63 - $69.76 / hour
Job Number 1427221 Date Posted 06/12/2026
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Job Summary:

Responsible for the occupational therapy of patients under the direction and supervision of the Rehabilitation Services.


Essential Responsibilities:
  • Evaluates patients, interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.
  • Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.
  • Initiates discharge planning for occupational therapy.
  • Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient.
  • May delegate a portion of the treatment program to the appropriate supportive personnel.
  • Coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.
  • Provides advice and education to patient and family.
  • Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, the need for modifying goals and treatment.
  • Discharges patient from occupational therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from occupational therapy.
  • Provides accurate, timely documentation of occupational therapy patient management.
  • Demonstrates progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.
Basic Qualifications:

Experience


  • N/A.


Education


  • Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Masters degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.


License, Certification, Registration


  • Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association



  • National Provider Identifier required at hire


Additional Requirements:


  • Current CA Occupational Therapy License OR License eligibility letter prior to the first day of employment.

  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.


Preferred Qualifications:


  • N/A.


Notes:



  • Inpatient evaluation and assessment. Includes weekend and holiday rotation for hospital

Primary Location: California,Los Angeles,West Los Angeles Medical Center Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0 Shift: Variable Workdays: Variable Working Hours Start: Variable Working Hours End: Variable Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B24|AFSCME|United Therapists of So Cal Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: West LA Medical Center - Occupational Therapy-Inpatient - 0806 Pay Range: $54.63 - $69.76 / hour Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: Yes, 15 % of the Time On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

  • Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

  • Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

  • Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.
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