Ot Assistant Jobs

Overview

Responsible for promoting, facilitating, and maintaining health, well-being, and participation in life through engagement in occupation under the supervision of and in partnership with an Occupational Therapist.

Responsibilities

• Provides skilled interventions in accordance with the physician approved plan of care and under the direction and supervision of an Occupational Therapist.

• Provides documentation of each visit according to AOTA Documentation Guidelines and accepted regulatory standards for inclusion in the patient's clinical record.

• Observes, records, and reports the patient's response to treatment and any change in the patient's condition to the supervising OT, physician, and other appropriate clinical staff.

• Provides patient/caregiver resources for future ADL/IADL needs.

• Promotes wellness and prevention by promotion of occupational engagement.

• Participates in patient care conferences, in-services, chart audit activities, quality improvement activities, including OBQI and OBQM, and peer-review activities.

• Maintains confidentiality of information relating to the Occupational Therapist-client relationship.

• Demonstrates knowledge of available community resources/services. Makes recommendations for follow-up care in coordination with the care center that admitted the patient/client.

• Keeps abreast of occupational therapy trends and knowledge for the service provision, documentation skills, and care coordination.

• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Current CPR certification.
• Graduate of an occupational therapy assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
• (AOTA), or successor organizations of ACOTE;
• Current, unencumbered license to practice as an occupational therapy assistant specific to state the employee is assigned to work by the Company.
• If less than one (1) year experience, approval from regional clinical leaders is required as well as appropriate mentoring and/or residency program established.
• One (1+) year related occupational therapy experience to ensure that knowledge and skills are sufficient to safely provide occupational therapy services to patients.
• And, is eligible to take, or has successfully completed, the entry-level certification examination for occupational therapy assistants developed and administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT).

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.