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Senior Occupational Therapist, Inpatient, Per Diem

Kaiser Permanente

Santa Rosa, CAPer DiemSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
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Location
Santa Rosa, CA
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Occupational Therapist License (California), requiredBasic Life Support, requiredNational Provider Identifier, required

Job overview

Provides occupational therapy services to patients under the direction and supervision of department leadership. The role also supports staff development and clinical practice through in-service presentations, instruction, orientation, consultation, and mentoring. It may contribute to clinical competency, process improvement, new care models, and committee work, and may monitor contract therapists and patient treatment in Kaiser and non-Kaiser facilities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Occupational Therapy, nice to haveFederal, State, and Local Requirements, requiredLabor/Management Partnership, required

Qualifications

2 Years Occupational Therapist Experience, requiredBachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral Degree, requiredOccupational Therapist License (California), requiredBasic Life Support, requiredNational Provider Identifier, required

Full job description

Job Summary:

Provides occupational therapy services for patients under the direction and supervision of the Director, Assistant Director, and or Clinical Supervisor or designee.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Assumes the responsibility as outlined in the Occupational Therapists job summary and responsibilities.

  • Provides department in-service as requested by management (e.g., journal club presentation, and or regular in-service presentation).

  • Serves as a clinical instructor as requested by management.

  • Assists in orientation and training of employees as needed.

  • Provides consultation to staff.

  • May act as a mentor for staff.

  • May provide input into the clinical competency of staff.

  • Identifies process Improvement opportunities.

  • May assist in the development and implementation of new clinical practice models for the delivery of care.

  • Participates in performance improvement projects or other committees as requested by management.

  • May be involved in the clinical competency of COTAs and Rehab Aides.

  • May monitor the work of contract therapists and the treatment of patients in Kaiser and non-Kaiser facilities.

  • Performs other duties as required within scope of practice.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

  • Minimum two (2) years of experience as an occupational therapist required.

Education

  • Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum with a Bachelor, Master, or Doctoral degree with certification in occupational therapy or foreign trained equivalent

License, Certification, Registration

  • Occupational Therapist License (California) required at hire

  • Basic Life Support

  • National Provider Identifier required at hire

Additional Requirements:

  • Knowledge of federal, state, and local requirements

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

Preferred Qualifications:

  • N/A

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Senior Occupational Therapist, Inpatient, Per Diem

LOCATION: Santa Rosa, California

REQNUMBER: 1455464

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,930 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • California median$103–133K/yr49 salary ranges
  • California median$59–70/hr249 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 465 open Occupational Therapist jobs in California and 4,930 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Occupational Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,324 postings).
Education
1,854 of the 4,930 open Occupational Therapist jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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