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Occupational Therapy Assistant

Flagship Therapy

Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation

Come join our team and start making a difference!

Job Title: Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) FULL TIME - GREATER SOUTHSIDE HEALTH & REHABILITATION - DES MOINES, IA

Schedule: Full Time-Flexible Schedule

To apply feel free to contact Angie Taylor at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io
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EXPECT TO RECEIVE:
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: We are a leadership organization that just happens to be in healthcare. We have opportunities for leadership in therapy management, culture, administration, and as a master clinician to purse advanced clinical skills and knowledge in areas of passion.
RECOGNITION: Appreciation and value from an organization that truly understands and acknowledges the role that therapist has in the long-term care setting. An organization that strives to dignify post-acute care in the eyes of the world and can do so responsibly, morally, ethically and with a set of values that you will see nowhere else in this industry.
SUPPORT: A strong department head team filled with leaders that are dedicated to making US the facility of choice. Our team members back our rehab department 100%!!
COLLABORATION: With in-house therapy you have unending collaboration with all team members in every department. We have cluster models and resources available from facility level and organizational wide for clinical and professional growth and support.
ONE CLINICAL: We have clinical systems in place and specialty programs to support our population as well as being a great opportunity for someone wanting to jump in, build on a solid foundation, and lead a team to greatness as well as unsurpassed collaboration within our nursing and therapy teams.
IN HOUSE THERAPY: Every facility has an in-house therapy team - no contract therapy company. All department teams work for the facility and share the same goals.

Duties:
  • Provide rehabilitative, skilled, and medically necessary treatment interventions to patients with cognitive and/or physical functioning disorders, following regulatory and clinical standards under Occupational Therapist supervision.
  • Administer various rehabilitation procedures, including ADL retraining, therapeutic activities, exercises, modalities, and the use of supportive and assistive devices, under Occupational Therapist supervision.
  • Assess patient progress and communicate with the supervising Occupational Therapist to adjust treatments in accordance with regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
  • Report treatment outcomes' effectiveness to the supervising Occupational Therapist.
Qualifications:
  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
  • Hold a current and active State license/registration where applicable.
  • Candidates with all levels of experience are welcome.
Are you looking for a career that will make a difference in your lives and others? Come join our amazing team where you can help express your love, compassion, energy and creative skills for our patients!

We are committed to providing an excellent clinical experience for our patients and an amazing work environment for our employees. Join a team that works together to ensure our patients receive the best care possible. We are looking for passionate, dedicated, and caring individuals that are ready to jump in and be a part of the industry change. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace welcoming applicant from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Our company mission is to strive every day to be the skilled nursing facility of choice in our community. Our facility's successes depend upon our highly motivated team working to improve the daily lives of our residents and driven to provide extraordinary service by creating a team that is dedicated to upholding our facility's mission. You'll meet a team of innovators-Nurses, Therapists and other Clinicians, all professionals at the tops of their games, genuinely committed, remarkably caring and wholeheartedly compassionate. This feeling of Family and Caring permeates everything we do, and enables us to attract the most outstanding team members our community has to offer.

C.A.P.L.I.C.O.

C ustomer Second, Employee First

A ccountability

P assion for Learning

L ove one Another

I ntelligent Risk Taking

C elebration

O wnership

Benefits:
  • FULL TIME BENEFITS EARNED AT 32 HOURS WEEKLY: 10 Vacation days, six paid Holidays, Sick time accrual begins on date of hire, Daily Pay, Wisely Pay, Purchasing Power products, Tickets at Work, Employee Emergency Fund, Elevate Scholarship Program, Wellvolution-BCBS, Fitness Center Discounts, Tuition Reimbursement, UNUM-employee assistance program, Farmers Insurance for Auto/Home, Childcare Benefits, PerkSpot Discounts.

For benefit details check us out here

Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status.

Disclaimer: Pay rates are competitive and determined by various factors. Please note that any rates labeled as "estimated" are provided by third-party job boards and may not accurately reflect the actual pay rates.

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