OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASST. (COTA), Per Diem

UHS•Reno, NV

65d•Onsite

About The Position

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com What we at Sierra Medical Center value: • Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family. • Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch. • Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives. • Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care. • Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards. • Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone. • Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve. • Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com This OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASST. (COTA) opportunity is per diem and offers a convenient schedule. This dynamic individual will be responsible for administering occupational therapy modalities of treatment as supervised by the staff occupational therapist. Administers treatments and physical agents as directed by the staff occupational therapist after the occupational therapist has evaluated the patient. The occupational therapy assistant assists with restoration of patient functioning to prevent disability following injury, disease or physical disability. Assists patients to reach their maximum performance and level of functioning, while learning to live within the limits of their capabilities. The occupational therapy assistant participates in operational aspects of the department, maintains performance improvement activities within the department and participates in CQI activities. Participates in all infection control, departmental equipment training and organizational safety programs. Job Duties/Responsibilities: Responsible for providing treatment as directed by the staff occupational therapist. Adheres to standards of physical medicine practice. Ability to observe and evaluate treatment effect, discusses observations with staff occupational therapist. Ability to perform components of an appropriate assessment on all patients as related to the therapy requested and provided and reassessments as per policy. This includes neonate, pediatric, adolescent, geriatric patients and the general adult patient population. Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors. Benefits for full and part time employees: Challenging and rewarding work environment Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries! More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Jenn Samudio, Recruiter @ [email protected]. About Universal Health Services: One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Requirements

Nevada COTA license
Holds current certificate as Occupational Therapy Assistant.
Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing treatment as directed by the staff occupational therapist.
Adheres to standards of physical medicine practice.
Ability to observe and evaluate treatment effect, discusses observations with staff occupational therapist.
Ability to perform components of an appropriate assessment on all patients as related to the therapy requested and provided and reassessments as per policy. This includes neonate, pediatric, adolescent, geriatric patients and the general adult patient population.
Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.