About The Position
The Staff Occupational Therapist Assistant assists the Staff Occupational Therapist with resident-related activities and direct resident care. The position involves treating residents as directed by the Occupational Therapist, supporting rehabilitation and restorative-care activities, and communicating with the supervising therapist and the wider care team about resident progress, goals, and discharge planning. The assistant also educates residents, families, and caregivers, helps identify and arrange durable medical equipment, and contributes to quality assurance and rehabilitation program development.
Requirements
- Associate Degree from an accredited COTA program.
- Proficiency with computer skills, including inputting data into Net Health and Point Click Care.
- Ability to read technical procedures and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
- Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers, coworkers, and families.
- Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
- State licensure as an Occupational Therapist Assistant.
- Meet continuing education requirements under state practices and maintain a license in good standing with the state board.
- Obtain additional certification as appropriate per facility.
- CPR certification, if required by licensure.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including frequent standing and walking; occasional sitting and climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, and manipulating objects and equipment. Exertion may occasionally exceed 100 pounds, frequently exceed 50 pounds, or constantly exceed 20 pounds.
- Ability to communicate by talking and hearing and to perceive and respond to tactile, auditory, and visual environmental cues.
- Ability to assist, support, and transport residents in accordance with safe resident handling practices.
Responsibilities
- Treat residents as directed by the Occupational Therapist.
- Complete timely, accurate, and compliant documentation in accordance with facility, governmental, and third-party payer requirements.
- Maintain a safe treatment environment by following infection control, safety, and equipment maintenance protocols.
- Participate in Resident Care conferences and/or Rehabilitation meetings as needed.
- Assist the nursing department with training Restorative Aides.
- Communicate routinely with the supervising occupational therapist to support timely updates to physicians, nursing staff, the interdisciplinary team, residents, and families regarding progress, goals, and discharge planning.
- Provide in-services on training programs for other facility staff as needed.
- Educate residents, families, and caregivers on treatment goals, home exercise programs, maintenance programs, safety techniques, and fall prevention strategies.
- Recommend and facilitate ordering necessary durable medical equipment to help residents achieve independence in activities of daily living.
- Maintain confidentiality of residents' and company information.
- Report problems with department equipment so it can be maintained in good working order.
- Contribute to quality assurance, performance improvement initiatives, and facility rehabilitation program development as assigned.
- Relate positively, effectively, and appropriately with residents, families, staff, and professional colleagues.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
