Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

About the organization

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center is one of the largest comprehensive medical rehabilitation centers in the U.S. providing services to a wide range of individuals with catastrophic illnesses and injuries. The majority of patients served have government insurance or are uninsured. Through our research endeavors we continue to pioneer creative programs that promote recovery, community reintegration and independence for persons living with physical disability. For these reasons Rancho is consistently ranked among “America’s Best Hospitals” in Rehabilitation Medicine by U.S. News & World Report.

With an emphasis on occupation-based practice, Rancho Occupational Therapy focuses on helping patients regain skills and learn techniques to accomplish their valued activities of daily living. Self-care, home and community skills training, as well as return to work, school and community mobility are routinely offered. OT programs specializing in Technology, Lifestyle, Driver Training and Vocational Services provide unique opportunities for patients to live optimally with a disability.

About the residency

Our priority is to identify applicants who have a desire to further program development, program evaluation, and demonstrate outcomes within:

• Occupational Therapy Vocational Services Program, Rancho Works Café & Gift Shop. This program is designed for individuals to practice work skills in a supervised and supportive setting on campus.
• Inpatient Rehabilitation: Pediatrics, Neurology/Stroke, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury.
• Outpatient Rehabilitation: General Outpatient (variety of diagnoses), Neurology/Stroke, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Technology, Vocational Services, Driver Training.
• Lifestyle Redesign®: Includes specific programming in Chronic Pain Management, Weight Management, Stroke, Cardiology and Diabetes Management.

Financial support

Please note, the OTD Residency at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center is an UNPAID experience.

Contact and application information

For further information regarding available programs and services, contact Robin Johnson, OTR/L Fieldwork & Residency Coordinator, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
7601 East Imperial Highway
Downey, CA 90242

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USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive status by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.