Full-Time Occupational Therapy Technician

Full-Time Occupational Therapy Technician

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Location: Frisco - Ambulatory Surgical Center

40 hours per week. 8-6 M-Th.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Participates in assigned responsibilities by the supervising therapist to provide services as specified in the therapy plan of care within the scope of on-the-job training with supervision by a PT, PTA, OT, or OTA who is on the premises and readily available to respond in person
• Communicates with supervising PT and/or OT, the response of patients/families and motivates the patient / family to follow treatment regimens at home.
• Obtains data related to the interventions provided.

A Therapy Technician I may not:

• Perform any evaluative or assessment activities;
• Initiate physical or occupational therapy treatment, to include exercise instruction; or
• Write or sign physical or occupational therapy documents in the permanent record, except to enter quantitative data for tasks delegated by the supervising PT or OT.

Required Skills/Abilities

• High School education or equivalent
• Certification in BLS.
• Preferred experience in working with children with disabilities or a therapy setting
• Preferred candidates have an associate's or bachelor's degree in exercise studies/science or kinesiology. The ideal candidate is taking a gap year between undergrad and graduate studies for allied health professions (PT, OT, PTA)

Working Environment

• Working conditions: both inside and outside.
• Working Position: sitting, standing, and walking.
• Physical Demands: heavy.
• Physical Requirements: lifting/carrying, pushing/pulling, crawling, repetitive movement, stooping/kneeling/bending, climbing, balancing.
• An Individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in this group: 35-50 lbs.
• Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: feeling, hearing, seeing, speaking.
• An Individual in this position will be exposed to: inside/outside environment, bloodborne pathogens, loud noise, chemical hazards, respiratory hazards.

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