Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

The BEST place to work, train, and grow! We offer a competitive compensation package to attract you and a supportive culture that inspires you to stay.

Experience Rated Starting Pay

Schedule: PRN – Not Benefits Eligible

• Choose your own hours!
• 15% pay differentialon top of base pay
• AND, if you choose night or weekend hours, there’s additional $3/hr differential pay for each of those!

Education Qualifications

• Associate's Degree Occupational Therapy Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Occupational Therapist Assistant - KSBHA Required
• Basic Life Support - BLS Required within 90 days of hire.

Summary of what you will do – (see organization career page post for full job description)

• Implementation of Occupational Therapy Plan of Care. Confers with members of occupational therapy staff and other health team members individually and in conference, to exchange, discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment programs.
• Completes objective measures to include joint range of motion, and completes standardized assessments to determine effect of specific treatments or to assist Occupational Therapist in compiling data for patient evaluations.
• Provides appropriate treatment methods including manual therapy techniques, therapeutic exercises, therapeutic activities, ADL retraining, cognitive re-training and neuromuscular re-education, to enhance physical and emotional well-being, leading toward goal achievement.
• Fabrication of upper extremity splints/orthotic devices in collaboration with OTR Fabrication, exploration or instruction in adaptive equipment used to increase maximum independence level with ADL tasks.
• Provide prescribed physical agent modalities.
• Instructs, motivates, and assist patients to learn and improve functional activities such as transfers, bed mobility, functional ambulation, and activities of daily living. Provide patient, family and staff education in OT techniques and objectives.
• Assists in the orientation of new Occupational Therapy staff and Occupational Therapy students.

Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment.

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