Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Job Title

Promote health, prevent disability, and promote occupational performance in all areas of living by restoring physical capabilities and/or using adaptation/compensation by assisting in evaluation, planning re-evaluation and discharge and by providing intervention.

Essential Functions

• Clinical Skills
  • Delivers quality care
  • Pursues educational opportunities
  • Shares knowledge with others
  • Uses a wide variety of techniques & technologies
  • Customizes treatment & communications to individual patient needs (IE cultural & cognitive)
  • Plans for discharge appropriate to setting & circumstances in a timely manner (IE HEP, equipment, family teaching)
  • Routinely communicates results of treatments and issues with supervising PT/OT
  • Follows care plan as developed and consults supervising therapist regarding changes or deviations prior to adjustment if appropriate.
• Documentation
  • Uses objective measurements appropriate to substantiate care
  • Completes documentation on the date of service
  • Interventions selected match treatment delivered & meet regulatory standards (IE 3 hr. rule, 8 min. rule)
  • Documentation substantiates charges selected
  • Documentation meets clinical policy & procedure guidelines (frequency, timeliness-weekly/monthly notes & discharge instructions)
• Team Effort
  • Adheres to productivity standard
  • Efficiently & effectively schedules patients
  • Demonstrates flexibility to help others (IE provide coverage @ other sites, adjust work schedule to meet needs, assist others to cover patients)
  • Program development & involvement
  • Staff & student development
  • Embraces change and promotes positive work environment
• Protects Customer Information And Confidentiality
  • By securing all information in confidential space, following facility confidentiality policy.
• Complies With Federal, State And Local Legal And Professional Requirements
  • By understanding and adhering to current standards of practice for occupational therapy including code of ethics and practice guidelines established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and AOTA.
  • By providing appropriate supervision to rehabilitation aides, students and volunteers.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Education
    • Associate's Degree in Occupational Therapist Assistant required
  • Work Experience
    • Previous experience in healthcare preferred
  • Licenses / Certifications
    • Occupational Therapist Assistant certification required
    • Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required