Occupational Therapist (2548) - Department of Public Health - (EXEMPT)

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital’s Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Department is accepting applications for a Temporary Exempt position.
Schedule/Shift: Monday - Friday shift ranges from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, 8:30 AM - 5 PM, or 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM. Two weekend days per month are required.
Under general supervision of the Senior Occupational Therapist, the 2548 Occupational Therapist assesses, plans, and implements mental health group and individual occupational therapy interventions with patients in the psychiatric emergency department, inpatient acute unit, sub-acute unit, and jail-psych unit. The essential duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Evaluates, plans, and implements occupational therapy evidenced based group and individual treatment sessions;
Documents evaluations and treatment sessions; and
Communicates and collaborates with treatment team members and patients regarding progress of treatment.
The 2548 may perform other duties as assigned/required.
Please note that incumbents in this classification may be required to perform duties as listed in the class specification, which can be found on DHR’s website: https://careers.sf.gov/classifications/)
Possession of a valid Occupational Therapy License issued by the California Board of Occupational Therapy (CBOT).
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.
Experience working with people with chronic and acute mental illness in an inpatient hospital setting.
Experience working with people who have mental health with co-occurring substance use disorders.
Experience facilitating Psychiatric Occupational Therapy individual and group treatment sessions.
Experience using Motivational Interviewing skills.
Experience using Sensory Modulation interventions.
VERIFICATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Review SF Careers Employment Applications for considerations taken when reviewing applications.
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education or experience verification is required, information on how to verify education and experience requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/experience-education/.
Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Employment type
Part-time

Work arrangement
No