OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT CERTIFIED

CRHC is looking for a full time (40 hours/week) Occupational Therapist to join our healthcare team. This position offers flexible hours between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and/or Experience

• Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant program

• Must pass the National certification examination

Certificates, Licensure, Registrations

• For job-specific certifications refer to the Education Certification Requirements by Job Category: Clinical

• Must possess current Iowa Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant License

WORK SCHEDULE & SHIFT REQUIREMENTS:

The facility operates 24/7; however, work schedules may vary based on departmental needs to ensure the highest standard of patient care and operational efficiency. Flexibility will be expected.

• Weekend and Holiday rotation as needed
• Eligible for shift differentials where applicable
• Position is classified as non-exempt and eligible for overtime in accordance with labor laws.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS:

This position involves a combination of physical activities necessary to perform essential job functions effectively. The employee should be able to:

• Sit, stand, and walk for varying lengths of time throughout the workday.
• Lift, push, pull, or carry light to moderate loads, with assistance available for heavier items.
• Use fine motor skills, including grasping, reaching, and handling equipment or materials as needed.
• Perform routine movements, such as typing, writing, or handling supplies.
• Bend, stoop, kneel, or crouch occasionally for job-related tasks.
• See and hear well enough to read documents, operate equipment, and communicate effectively.
• Work in a dynamic environment, adapting to occasional changes in pace or setting.

Reasonable accommodations will be considered to support individuals in performing essential job functions.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

At CRHC, our core values—Compassion, Advancing, Relationships, and Exceptional—are at the heart of everything we do. These values drive our commitment to Advancing Exceptional Care, ensuring that we provide the highest quality care to our patients while supporting and empowering our team members. We believe in creating a compassionate environment where relationships are nurtured, collaboration is encouraged, and excellence is expected.

As a member of our team, you will embody these values in your daily work by:

• Compassion: Demonstrating empathy and kindness in every interaction, recognizing the unique needs of our patients and colleagues.

• Advancing: Embracing innovation, continuous learning, and striving for improvement in all aspects of patient care and team collaboration.

• Relationships: Building trust through open communication and teamwork, fostering a supportive atmosphere that prioritizes respect and understanding.

• Exceptional: Holding yourself to the highest standards, delivering superior care, and contributing to a culture of excellence that impacts both patients and colleagues.

Performs various clerical duties to support effective department operations.

• Responsibility to use health care resources with collaboration of the supervising OT to educate and treat all patients within the ethical standards set by the AOTA

• Communicate patient treatment plan with the supervising occupational therapist.

• Provide patient interventions utilizing appropriate physiologic rationale.

• Document patient interventions and modalities within the occupational therapist’s plan of care as required by facility and various regulatory agencies.

• Record patient charges.

• Educate the public on all benefits provided within occupational therapy and information regarding all treatments and interventions completed.

• Correspond with health care providers regarding patient status.

• Maintain a clean, safe and organized therapy department,

• Attend required departmental and facility meetings.

• Assist with scheduling patient appointments as needed.

• Supervise students and volunteers.

• Complete all continuing education, competencies, and educations to maintain license/certifications within the facility’s handbook.

• Complete documentation for all patients within a timely and accurate manner.

• Contribute to the development of departmental action plans and procedures.

• Gather data for quality assurance monitors.

• Operate equipment safely and correctly.

• Assist with scheduling and/or answering phone calls as needed

Performs modalities and procedures for which the technician is trained, performed under direct supervision of the therapist, and with regards to time duration, frequency and dosage as determined by the therapist.

• Application of therapeutic modalities that are listed and approved within the patient’s plan of care.

• Monitors patients during therapeutic interventions and treatments. i.e. NMR, therapeutic exercise, etc.

• Provide occupational therapy services under the general supervision of a occupational therapist and communicate with occupational therapist when patient’s status required modification to established plan of care and progress within that plan of care.

Promotes and ensures patient safety in performance of all responsibilities.

• Alerts Director of therapy services or maintenance staff of any possible safety hazards in department.

• Demonstrates safe proficient use of all rehabilitation equipment.

Communicates effectively.

• Communicate with other healthcare providers involved with the patient’s care to ensure comprehensive patient care

• Follows approved shift report format when communicating patient information.

• Identifies and recognizes abnormal symptoms/changes in patient condition, established priorities, and takes appropriate action. Appropriately reports condition changes to medical provider.

Promotes and ensures patient safety in performance of all responsibilities.

• Demonstrates proficient technical/clinical skills and operational knowledge of equipment on unit.

• Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques and appropriate equipment to minimize fall risk to patient and injury to self.

Presents self in a professional manner and enhances professional growth and development through participation in education programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.

• Seeks opportunities for continued growth and performance improvement.

• Always maintains a professional appearance and manner.

• Dependable and completes work in a timely manner.

• Demonstrates an understanding and emphasis on quantity, quality and knowledge of duties and tasks.

Quality Program Participation

• Actively participates in CRHC’s Quality Program, committees, performance improvement initiatives, and operational support activities.

• Demonstrates a commitment to Quality Improvement (QI) practices.

• Regularly attends Department huddles.

• Completes tasks as outlined on the Department Huddle Board.

Other Responsibilities

• Performs additional duties as assigned to support the strategic initiatives of CRHC.