Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

MINDS MATTER LLC•Topeka, KS

15h

About The Position

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants focus on the effects of injury on individuals’ social, emotional, and physiological conditions. They help individuals meet goals established by an evaluating therapist related to balance, motor skills, posture, and perceptual and cognitive abilities through functional, everyday activities. Occupational therapy helps individuals regain physical, perceptual, and/or cognitive skills needed for activities of daily living and achieve greater independence. The assistant works directly with consumers, their families, case managers, supervising therapists, and other professional staff to support goals related to brain injury, employment, education, and independent living. Services must follow each consumer’s plan of care and/or physician orders. The role also includes timely documentation, participation in team meetings and training, maintaining professional relationships and confidentiality, and supporting departmental and agency objectives.

Requirements

Successfully complete an occupational therapy assistant program from an accredited associate degree program.
Hold a current license in the state of Kansas.
Be proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Be organized, possess problem-solving skills, and be able to multitask.
Have advanced analytical skills.
Demonstrate a high degree of sensitivity toward all people.
Be able to effectively plan, coordinate, and assist with the intake process and systems.
Demonstrate attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

A Missouri license is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Learn and implement all aspects of Minds Matter LLC philosophical principles.
Help individuals identify their needs and develop compensation techniques for the consequences of brain injury.
Contribute to evaluations of consumers’ physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine appropriate therapy methods and strategies.
Evaluate consumers’ work or living environments and recommend changes to the supervising Occupational Therapist consistent with their needs.
Integrate employment, educational, and independent living goals into therapy.
Collaborate with consumers and professional staff to determine when goals are being met.
Attend team meetings and assist consumers with goal setting; coordinate with consumers and case managers to ascertain goals.
Provide services only as designated in each consumer’s plan of care and/or physician orders.
Work directly with consumers to improve skills in areas related to their life goals.
Maintain and submit documentation at assigned times, ensuring it is legible, timely, and appropriate to services provided.
Educate families about the consequences of brain injury and communicate about goals and progress as needed.
Attend trainings and workshops to maintain current, effective, evidence-based practice.
Support departmental goals and objectives.
Schedule supervision meetings with the therapy coordinator or physical therapist bi-monthly or as needed to review cases and departmental objectives or needs.
Make initial contact within 48 hours of receiving a referral to schedule an evaluation, and complete the evaluation within 7 days of receiving the referral.
Assist TLS with goal setting at initial evaluations or assessments and as consumer goals change.
Provide case managers with quarterly summaries related to goal attainment.
Complete Minds Matter LLC policy and procedure requirements on time, including timesheets, mileage, quarterly summaries, and other reports.
Establish and maintain professional rapport with consumers, coworkers, referral agents, and representatives of community agencies and services, including attending planning meetings.
Maintain confidentiality of consumers’ medical records and services according to HIPAA regulations.
Promote public relations for the program throughout the agency and community.
Serve on agency and interagency task groups as requested.
Provide care and maintenance for a Minds Matter LLC-issued computer if assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned.