Laboratory Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Credentialed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) or Occupational Therapist (OT).
• Able to demonstrate competence in knowledge, skills, and abilities supporting course learning, including human development, activity analysis, therapeutic use of self, cultural humility, transfers, treatment modalities and interventions for populations with physical limitations and psychosocial dysfunctions across the lifespan, and documentation.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of methods for student evaluation.
• Submit a cover letter, resume, and official transcript with the application.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction and facilitate learning experiences that help students gain skills for entry-level OTA competency.
• Create opportunities for students to experience and develop skills required of OTA students.
• Attend weekly supervision and planning meetings with other lab assistants, faculty, and the Program Director.
• Track student attendance and competency engagement.
• Assess student readiness and expected competence against class objectives before final sign-off.
• Sign off when a student demonstrates the expected level of skill and knowledge.
• Assess student performance in open/competency labs and share information with OTA faculty to support student learning.
• Check in weekly with OTA faculty to maintain consistency between course learning, lab, theory, and open lab.
• Inform OTA faculty about student issues, learning needs, participation, attendance, and other matters that may affect progress.
• Inform OTA faculty about schedule changes and requests or needs for resources and assistance.
• Maintain effective communication with OTA faculty.
• Understand and follow lab policies and established rules, and develop lab-specific rules as needed to maintain safety.
• Supervise learning lab and open/competency lab activities, including interpersonal interactions, and provide feedback to students.
• Participate in lab practicals as contracted or specified.
• Evaluate students’ lab skills competency at the end of the semester through a final lab practical.
• Maintain lab safety and ensure the OTA lab is clean after each lab.
• Communicate needed lab supplies to the OTA Program Director.