Occupational Therapy Assistant

Woodbridge Care Center•Tampa, FL

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Woodbridge Care Center is seeking a passionate, motivated, and experienced Occupational Therapy Assistant to join its rehabilitation team in Tampa, Florida. The role provides patient-centered occupational therapy services to short-term rehabilitation patients and long-term care residents, with a focus on exceptional care, meaningful functional outcomes, and quality of life. The ideal candidate demonstrates clinical judgment, effective communication and documentation, teamwork, and a commitment to resident independence. The position supports professional growth and collaboration within a rehabilitation department and interdisciplinary care team.

Requirements

Current Florida Occupational Therapy Assistant license in good standing.
Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
Strong understanding of PDPM, Medicare Part A and Part B, and skilled therapy documentation requirements.
Knowledge of long-term care programming, ADL retraining, fall prevention, positioning, contracture management, restorative nursing, and functional maintenance programs.
Excellent communication, organizational, time-management, and interdisciplinary teamwork skills.
Commitment to clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, and positive patient outcomes.
Compassionate, dependable, solution-oriented approach and dedication to helping residents achieve their highest practicable level of independence.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a skilled nursing facility, post-acute rehabilitation, or long-term care setting.
Experience with Net Health and Point Click Care.
Passion for developing meaningful long-term care programs and improving residents' quality of life.

Responsibilities

Develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with an Occupational Therapist and deliver evidence-based interventions to promote functional independence and quality of life.
Apply knowledge of PDPM, Medicare guidelines, skilled therapy requirements, and documentation practices.
Develop and support long-term care programming, including ADL enhancement, fall prevention, functional maintenance, positioning, contracture prevention, adaptive equipment, and restorative nursing collaboration.
Coordinate care with Occupational Therapists, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, nursing, physicians, and other interdisciplinary team members.
Provide skilled interventions addressing activities of daily living, upper-extremity function, strength, coordination, balance, cognition, and functional mobility.
Maintain accurate, timely, clinically meaningful documentation of medical necessity, skilled interventions, patient progress, and functional outcomes.
Participate in interdisciplinary meetings, discharge planning, care conferences, and quality improvement initiatives.
Monitor patient progress, adjust treatment plans as appropriate, and promote measurable clinical and functional outcomes.
Communicate effectively with residents, families, caregivers, and facility leadership.
Take ownership of patient outcomes, communicate proactively, support colleagues, and collaborate with nursing and the interdisciplinary team to promote resident-centered care.