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TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
Open Competitive Job Opportunity EMERGENCY
EXAM NUMBER
Y5823AEA
FILING START DATE
Applications will be accepted starting Thursday February 13 2025 at 12:30 PM (PT)
We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.
Department of Health Services (Housing for Health) is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Occupational Therapy Chief I vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.
Under the emergency order applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
Before your initial work period ends you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100.
Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment toOccupational Therapy Chief I.
ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 25 health centers and four acute care hospitals and expanded network of community partner clinics DHS annually provides direct care for 600000 unique patients employs over 23000 staff and has an annual budget of over $6.9 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit .
Through academic affiliations with the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) the University of Southern California (USC) and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU) DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the Countys 911 emergency response system as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Reentry each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.
THE MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.
Directs a therapy staff in an acute rehabilitation or psychiatric hospital that provides occupational therapy services for the treatment of patients by the use of exercise and occupational or recreation activities designed to improve and restore physical and mental functioning and to assist patients to adjust to their disabilities.
CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Positions allocable to this class serve as head of occupational therapy services and direct through first level supervision the activities of a small therapy staff of approximately ten to twenty occupational therapists occupational therapy assistants and other support staff. Incumbents work within administrative policies and guidelines as interpreted by a hospital administrator or an administrative physician and plan organize and direct all aspects of occupational therapy services necessary to meet the needs of a wide variety of physical or mental conditions. These positions plan organize and direct the therapy staff in carrying out limited education programs for student therapists therapy staff and allied health disciplines. Incumbents serve as the technical resource person to the occupational therapy staff and allied health personnel.
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Graduation from an occupational therapy curriculum* accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) AND Five 5 years of occupational therapy experience two 2 years of which must have been at the level of or comparable to Occupational Therapy Supervisor I**or higher.
*In order to receive credit for any type of college degreeyou must include a legible copy of the official diploma official transcripts or official letter from the accredited institution which shows the area of specializationwith your applicationat the time of filingor email the documents to the examanalystat within seven 7 calendar days of filing your application online. NOTE:We do not accept passwordprotected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.
**Experience at the level ofOccupational Therapy Supervisor Iin the County of Los Angeles is defined as:Provides firstlevel supervision to occupational therapists therapy assistants and other support staff who are treating acute or rehabilitative patients with a physical or mental disease or an injury; incumbents may also provide administrative supervision to staff in the physical and occupational therapy services in a California Childrens Services Medical Therapy Unit.
LICENSE:
OUR ASSESSMENT PROCESS:
Before the end of your initial work period the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.
VACANCY INFORMATION:
The current vacancies are to be filled throughout the Department of Health Services (Housing for Health).
AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings nights weekends and holidays.
APPLICATIONS & FILLING INFORMATION:
Applications must be filed online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.
Applications must be submitted online only. Applications submitted by U.S Mail Fax or in person will not be accepted.
Apply online by clicking on the green APPLYbutton at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.
Plan to submit your online application in a timely manner as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address and if you already have a job seeker account on you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.
NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family members or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.
FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individual assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and consider potential mitigating factors including but not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation regency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952.
ANTIRACISM DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (ARDI):
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Antiracism Diversity and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality diversity and inclusion in recruitment selection and employment practices.
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The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to nondiscrimination in the County workforce regardless of age 40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952.
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
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Revised January 2025
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