Certified Occupational Therapy Asst PRN

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a(an) Occupational Therapy Asst Cert PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary And Qualifications

Provides care under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist for patients that are acutely ill or have medical needs which result in mobility and activities of daily living deficits. Monitors the effectiveness of the treatment plan, and recommends needed changes. Serves as a liaison between the patient and the interdisciplinary team and provides timely, safe, and cost-effective therapy. A Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant may treat patients in either the in-patient or the out-patient setting.

What you will do in this role:

• Patient care: Utilizes resources necessary to provide skilled occupational therapy activities.
• Provides care under the supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist.
• Follows through with the prescribed patient plan of care as written by the Occupational Therapist.
• Demonstrates skills appropriate for specific clinical area and patient population including age-specific needs
• Organizes and completes patient care in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
• Reports and discusses potential needs for care modifications with the supervising Occupational Therapist to promote optimal patient progress towards therapeutic goals.
• Reports any adverse response to patient’s Occupational Therapist, patient’s physician, or other appropriate hospital personnel.
• Provides proper documentation of occupational therapy interventions.
• Documents every therapy encounter and any adverse responses/follow-ups in the patient medical record.
• Regularly submits information on patient’s progress to Occupational Therapist.
• Makes appropriate patient interventions and evaluates patients’ responses based on individual patient needs and expected patient outcomes.
• Accurately assesses discharge condition, patient needs, and/or response to treatment modalities.
• Provides patient/family education based on patient needs, developmental level, cognitive ability, and ability to learn.
• Identifies, assesses, and documents patient response to occupational therapy interventions.
• Works closely with the multidisciplinary team.
• Coordinates and communicates with other clinical disciplines to identify and meet the needs of the patient in preparation for discharge.
• Acts as an integral interdisciplinary team member to provide safe, timely, and cost effective patient care.
• Works with the interdisciplinary team on quality improvement, in-services, orientation, and education.
• Demonstrates professional practice and conduct at all times.
  
  

What qualifications you will need:

• License / Certifications / Requirements: Requires current Texas licensure (COTA), and Basic Life Support certification.
• Education: Requires graduation from an approved Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
• Experience: One year of COTA experience is preferred.
  
  

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
  
  

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, a campus of HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, is a 165 bed, general acute care hospital, founded in 2006 by local physicians who wanted to create a sophisticated, patient-friendly healthcare environment for their community. We strive to provide world-class healthcare to patients throughout Cypress, TX and Northwest Houston. HCA Houston North Cypress provides comprehensive services utilizing the latest in medical technology and equipment. We employ well-respected area physicians and aim to provide an upscale five-star hotel-like ambiance with the comfort of those we care for in mind. Our services include a 20 bed unit ICU, robotic-assisted surgery, orthopedic care, joint replacement surgery, cancer care, advanced wound care services using hyperbaric medicine, advanced breast cancer screening and imaging, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Occupational Therapy Asst Cert PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status