Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Gulf Coast Village•Lansing, MI

9d•$25 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

Come join our awesome team as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant at the Senior Community Care of Michigan PACE clinic. We have great benefits and a great work environment! Senior Community Care of Michigan PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization. The Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant is to provide quality ongoing therapy to all participants of the Senior Community Care program. Communicate on an ongoing basis with OTR, participants and staff, the progress of such designed programs. The Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant assists the Occupational Therapist with participant related activities and direct participant care. The Assistant keeps department records as per facility policy. Assists in ordering, inventory, distribution and maintenance of durable medical equipment (DME) for participants as needed. Senior Community Care of Michigan - PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization. PACE is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Our team members include clinical professionals, housekeepers, maintenance associates, and culinary employees among others. Unlike some clinical environments, PACE centers offer employees flexible work schedules, with most positions only requiring occasional weekends. Team members have an opportunity to get to know their patients and build meaningful relationships. Our Senior Community Care of Lansing, MI, values our staff and residents at the highest level. In the capital city of Michigan, staff call a vibrant, diverse, and bustling city their home. Our PACE program allows for more standard working hours than is usual with elder care careers, and we foster a work-life balance by offering employees paid-time off benefits as part of our comprehensive benefits package, as well as creating moments of appreciation in the workplace throughout the year. Come join us at SCCMI, and see why VOANS has been voted by employees as a Great Place To Work the past 4 years running. In our 2022 Great Place to Work survey, employees said their work has a special meaning: this is not “just a job”. At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations' shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Graduate from an Occupational Therapy Assistant curriculum accredited jointly by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association
Is a registered COTA in the state of employment or is eligible for registration in the state
A minimum of one year's experience working with a frail or elderly population required
Must have medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations before having direct participant contact.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of one-year experience as an Occupational Therapist Assistant in a long-term care facility preferred.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR), optimize function and safety among participants to ensure establishment of strong rehab care practice within the Senior Community Care program
Assist with planning, scheduling, mailing, transporting, filing of documents and coordinating of Occupational Therapy services offered by the department.
Provides Occupational Therapy to the participants under the direction of the OTR
Communicates a report on the participants' progress to the OTR and Interdisciplinary Team (IDT).
Consults with the OTR and IDT regarding participants' change of condition as indicated during the course of treatment
Assists with re-evaluation of the participant in conjunction with the OTR, provider(s) and IDT as needed
Ensures that Occupational Therapy services are provided on a continuous basis, without interruption. This involves informing the OTR of upcoming vacations, leave of absences or other reasons (excluding Holidays), when a replacement therapist may be needed.