Occupational Therapy Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 year of patient related experience or equivalent.
• BLS-certified (from a Carilion approved program) within six months of employment and maintained annually.
• Complete hospital orientation and yearly requirements for performance evaluation.
• Complete unit orientation and competencies within 3 months.
• Successfully complete and maintain annual department competencies.
• Good interpersonal skills and effective communication.
• Ability to comprehend and follow instructions.
• Ability to work closely with others as a team member and follow Service Excellence model.
• Ability to properly assess and prioritize responsibilities and tasks.
• Ability to work in fast paced and often changing healthcare environment.
• Basic knowledge of computer to perform data entry or assist therapists with patient assignments.

Responsibilities

• Assists in providing therapeutic services, related clinical activities and maintaining the orderly function of the department.
• Assists the therapists and therapy assistants in providing safe, effective and quality therapeutic interventions for patients taking into consideration the patient’s age and developmental level.
• Performs delegated, selected tasks in specific situations under the direction of an occupational/physical therapist, and/or speech-language pathologist.
• Transports patients to and from therapy in an effective manner incorporating safe management of transfer equipment such as wheelchairs and stretchers.
• Prepares patient treatment area for therapy session including gym area, patients' room, hydrotherapy to maintain a clean field, and cleans equipment according to infection control guidelines.
• Follows instructions for room set up prior to treatment session and return patient's room to order.
• Maintains supplies and keeps the department in a safe, neat and orderly condition.
• Completes additional assigned tasks and follows JCAHO and biomedical guidelines for maintaining safe equipment.
• Coordinates/collaborates patient care/clinical activities with patients, families, therapists and other members of the health care team to achieve efficient clinical activity and communication.
• Performs basic clerical functions including but not limited to answering the phone, scheduling, taking phone messages, copying, filing, entering charges into the computer, and checking and verifying patient charges.
• Collects data for performance improvement, departmental initiatives, and scorecard projects.
• Enhances personal growth by attending in-services and departmental meetings, participates in departmental program development and growth, and completes peer review for performance evaluations.
• Will maintain annual departmental competencies, hospital required in-services, and other specific information for yearly performance evaluation.
• Serves as a resource and team member to other rehabilitation aides by participating in new employee orientation and completion of orientation competency sign offs.
• Orients new employees.
• Interacts with patients, physicians, and other health care providers, families, visitors, management, ancillary departments, and the general public.
• Assists therapists in the areas of physical, occupational and/or speech-language pathologists as requested through written/verbal communication.
• Accesses and may update confidential patient healthcare records.
• Follows HIPAA guidelines.
• Recommends cost containment initiatives in immediate work area.
• Utilizes good judgment through basic patient observation skills and provides input to therapists.
• Allows therapists to provide early therapeutic intervention on patients who require additional assistance.
• Contributes to meeting the clerical functions of the department.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
• Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B)
• Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
• Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers
• Access to our health and wellness app, Virgin Pulse
• Discounts on childcare
• Continued education and training