What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant position at New Vista KY?
If you are compassionate, caregiving professional with a passion for helping adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities achieve their best life, we have a place on our team for you!
Benefits
Our employees experience all the benefits of working for a company that values their employees by providing a robust incentive and benefits package:
This is a full-time position, with some flexibility of daily work schedule. This is an hourly 37.5-hour work week.
Essential Functions
Requirements for state licensure (minimum of 12 CEUs per licensure cycle)
Supervisory Responsibility
Supervises therapy support staff when needed.
Travel
In this position local travel would be required to provide coverage to multiple New Vista Community Home settings. Travel is less than 20% of the expected total job duty.
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New Vista prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant, employee or contractor on the basis of sex, race, color, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, working conditions, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wage and salary administration, employee benefits and training. It is also the company’s policy to prohibit all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, encouraged another to complain, participated in an investigation into such complaints, or opposed unlawful discrimination.
Benefits
Our employees experience all the benefits of working for a company that values their employees by providing a robust incentive and benefits package:
- Top Tier Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Tuition Assistance up to $5,000 per year
- Retirement savings 401K with up to 5% company match
- Employee Assistance, Free Wellness Clinic, Perks and More!
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
- Must be licensed by the Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for Occupational Therapy
- Must be licensed by the National Board of Occupational Therapy.
- Must have valid driver's license
- Must have ability to pass drug and background screening
- Preferred experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities.
This is a full-time position, with some flexibility of daily work schedule. This is an hourly 37.5-hour work week.
Essential Functions
- Implements treatment plan of care at the direction of the occupational therapist.
- Monitor and report status and progress of individuals.
- Train and monitor physical and sensory support plans.
- Shall provide services to meet the treatment needs of the specialty intermediate care (IC) clinic patients for services in field of care. Shall meet requirements of 902 KAR 20:410 Specialty Intermediate Care Clinics as warranted.
- Provides Client based individual services to help maintain/ improve client well being.
- Assists in Community integration.
Requirements for state licensure (minimum of 12 CEUs per licensure cycle)
Supervisory Responsibility
Supervises therapy support staff when needed.
Travel
In this position local travel would be required to provide coverage to multiple New Vista Community Home settings. Travel is less than 20% of the expected total job duty.
#HW1
New Vista prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant, employee or contractor on the basis of sex, race, color, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, working conditions, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wage and salary administration, employee benefits and training. It is also the company’s policy to prohibit all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, encouraged another to complain, participated in an investigation into such complaints, or opposed unlawful discrimination.
Salary : $5,000