Cert OT Assistant

The compensation range listed reflects the range Northern Light Health anticipates relying on in setting the wages for the position. The range may not necessarily include all additional compensation elements available such as differentials incentive programs and benefits.

Northern Light Acadia Hospital

Department: Occupational Therapy

Position is located: Acadia

Work Type: Full Time

Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Schedule: No Hours Assigned

Salary Range : $22.30 - $34.22

Exempt: No

Summary:

Provide directed occupational therapy treatment under the supervision of an occupational therapist. Participates in rehab department PI department meetings and hospital wide activities to promote staff development and patient safety. Assist with the development of department strategic goals that assist with the achievement of Northern Light Healths mission and vision. Act as a backup for the activities coordinator and assist as needed for swing bed patients.

Responsibilities :

• Demonstrates an understanding of the departments strategic plan and conducts themselves in a fiscally responsible manner.
• Is competent in requesting and ordering necessary supplies support materials and patient equipment needs.
• Actively participates in promoting department growth and meeting administrative requirements of the hospital and department.
• Completes daily patient charges and billing procedures that accurately reflect services provided.
• Continually strives to keep abreast of insurance requirements.
• Maintains open lines of communication with manager and department staff to ensure achievement of common goals.
• Recognizes and successfully intervenes and/or seeks appropriate assistance when faced with difficult situations which interfere with positive department outcomes.

Other Information:

Competencies and Skills

• Demonstrates Adaptability: Learns quickly when facing a new problem or unfamiliar task; is flexible in their approach with changing priorities and ambiguity. Manages change effectively and does not give up during adversity. Capable of changing ones behavioral style and/or views in order to attain a goal. Absorbs new information readily and puts it into practice effectively.
• Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence: Exhibits a high level of self-awareness self-management other awareness and relationship management. Conducts themselves in an empathic appropriate way with a sense of humor and stimulates a collaborative work environment. Is respectful of the attitudes feelings or circumstances of others and aware of the influence of their own behavior on them. Is aware of relevant social political system and professional trends and developments and uses this information for the organizations benefit.
• Develops Self and Others:Takes responsibility for engaging in professional self-development activities and programs. Strives to gain insight into their own values strengths and weaknesses interests and ambitions and takes action in order to enhance competencies and skills when possible. As a leader encourages and guides employees towards growth opportunities to enhance performance and help them reach goals. Reviews and analyzes employees strengths and weaknesses to distinguish their talents and development needs and to ensure they are enhanced appropriately.
• Promotes Health and Safety: Promotes a healthy and safe environment for patients employees and visitors. Advocates and models healthy physical and mental health behaviors even in challenging circumstances. Sets high quality standards and strives for continuous improvement and quality assurance by reporting and encouraging others to report near misses and safety issues.
• Provides Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrates understanding of patient care quality and service as organizational priority. Proactively supports change to improve patient experience and results. Exhibits the ability and willingness to find out what the patient wants and needs and to act accordingly taking the organizational and outside resources into account. Cooperates collaborates communicates and integrates care within and between teams to ensure that care is continuous and reliable.
• Resolves Conflict: Promptly acts to find alternatives/solutions when team members disagree. Addresses issues in a direct honest and appropriate manner. Handles conflicting interests diplomatically and helps to solve them. Transforms difficult situations into teachable moments using respect and accountability .
• Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values commitments and rules of conduct. Leads by example and tells the truth. Does what they say they will when and how they say they will or communicates an alternate plan.
• Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly embraces and values differences and contributes to a culture of belonging empowerment and cooperation.
• Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes results and behaviors. Takes appropriate ownership not only of successes but also mistakes and works to correct them in a timely manner. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved.
• Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others.

Credentials

• Required Occupational Therapy Assistant

Education

• Required Associates Degree

Working Conditions

• Lifting moving and loading 20 to 30 pounds.

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is regional psychiatric hospital in Bangor Maine providing acute mental health care and telehealth psychiatry across the state. As the behavioral health member of Northern Light Health Acadia Hospital offers specialized care through programs like Behavioral Home Health integrated behavioral health in primary care settings and a geriatric Mood and Memory clinic that participates in clinical trials for new Alzheimers treatments. Northern Light Acadia Healthcare a subsidiary of the hospital delivers outpatient services including substance use disorder treatment and case management. Through these programs we serve patients from every part of Maine.

We are a member of Northern Light Health an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state . Northern Light Health offers a broad range of services including nine hospitals primary care and specialty physician practices long-term care home health and hospice agencies and emergency ground and air transport.

Bangor Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maines spectacular coast mountains and lakes. Schools rank among New Englands best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine the arts and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to most major destinations.

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Required Experience:

Junior IC