Occupational Therapist Assistant Per Diem

St. Luke's University Health Network • Allentown, PA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Occupational Therapist Assistant serves as a resource person for the interdisciplinary team and the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department. Occupational Therapist Assistants shall be provided supervision as required by state laws and regulations to Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants by licensed Occupational Therapists. This role requires working one 8-hour weekend day per month.

Requirements

• Occupational Assistant license in good standing required and issued by the State of Pennsylvania.
• New Jersey license in good standing required for employment within state of New Jersey.
• Must be registered with National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy.
• Associates Degree in Occupational Therapy required.
• Current CPR certification.
• Successful completion coursework and completion of required clinical affiliations from an accredited occupational therapy educational program.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to the Standards of Practice and institutional policy and procedures that govern the conduct of professional activities and are consistent with the American Occupational Therapy Associations’ (AOTA) positions, standards, guidelines, policies, procedures, and Code of Ethics.
• Integrates AOTA documents, legislation, legal, and regulatory issues into practice.
• Demonstrates general clinical knowledge of Occupational Therapy in the acute care practice setting and provides occupational therapy intervention that is consistent with the results of the clinical evaluation.
• Provides occupational therapy intervention in a technically competent manner that minimizes risk to the patient, self and others by selecting intervention methods that are relevant to the chief complaint, history of the patient and plan of care established by the Acute Care Occupational Therapist.
• Engages in communication with the Acute Care Occupational Therapist regarding client progress and response to intervention.
• Identifies the need for reevaluation based upon achievement of goals, lack of progress, change in patient status, and response to interventions provided.
• Prioritizes, implements and documents interventions in order to facilitate patient transition to the next level of care in a safe, timely, and effective manner.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team as appropriate to provide the highest quality of care to patients/clients.
• Provides appropriate and timely documentation that is accurate, concise, and timely; within 2 hours of intervention provided.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree