Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Sanford Health • Webster, TX

114d • $20 - $33

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant assists patients/residents/clients with therapy activities and exercises scheduled in a treatment plan, under the supervision of an occupational therapist, to improve patients'/residents'/clients' quality of life and ability to perform daily activities.

Requirements

• Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure.
• Must be licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in the state(s) of practice.
• Must also be certified as an Occupational Therapy Assistant through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) when working at a Sanford Health Facility (not required but preferred for GSS Facilities).
• Conforms to the supervision and licensing standards of the state(s) where services are provided.
• May require valid driver's license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Provides, monitors and records therapy services to patients/residents/clients with physical, cognitive, developmental and psychosocial impairments.
• Selects, implements, and makes modifications to therapeutic activities and interventions.
• Exchanges information with and provides documentation to the occupational therapist about the patient's/resident's/client's responses to and communications during intervention.
• Responsible for being knowledgeable about the patient's/resident's/client's targeted occupational therapy outcomes.
• Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization.
• Performs other related duties as requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Hospitals