Occupational Therapist - Hand Therapy

General Information Press space or enter keys to toggle section visibility Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm, Friday 9am-6pm Posted Date 07/21/2025 Salary Range: $56.18 - 60.47 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 25726 Primary Duties and Responsibilities Press space or enter keys to toggle section visibility Seeking an Occupational Therapist with a strong background and clinical expertise in hand therapy with varying patient demographics from adolescents to geriatrics. Primary functions are to provide applicable occupational therapy care for patients with various hand, wrist and elbow diagnoses in a fast-paced outpatient setting. Major duties include: patient evaluation and treatment including producing custom made splints and orthoses, electronic medical record documentation, maintain expected productivity levels (including special assignments), special projects and duties as assigned. The primary function is patient care, unless otherwise specified. Salary range: 48.52-63.91 hourly Job Qualifications Press space or enter keys to toggle section visibility Required • California Occupational Therapy License or eligibility to work as such. • Current BCLS Certificate. • Experience with hand therapy including production of custom-made splints and orthoses. • Strong communication skills and ability to work autonomously as well as part of a collaborative team. • Ability to effectively communicate with patients and staff from varied cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Skill in making appropriate and effective decisions based on needs of the patient, priorities of the department, and the Medical Center and Department Policies and Procedures. Demonstrates ability to establish an appropriate treatment plan, select appropriate treatment techniques, assess the results based upon synthesis of all available information, and the patients' functional goals, with changes in the plan and timely discharge as indicated. • Ability to safely perform repetitive bending, stooping, sitting, squatting, walking, standing during 8-10 hr. day. Normal duties involve lifting (up to 35 pounds without equipment), transferring patients, and pushing wheelchairs up to 500 feet. • Ability to assign and supervise the performance of appropriate treatment within the technical and legal capabilities of support personnel. Preferred • Certified Hand Therapist certification. As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review. • Back to Search Results