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Cert Occupational Therapy Asst
Job Location:
Job Location:
Navasota, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (13 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
29 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Occupational Therapy Assistant you will be a compassionate and integral part of our rehabilitation team empowering patients to regain independence and enhance their quality of life.
Every day you will expertly implement Occupational Therapist-developed treatment plans for diverse patients (orthopedic neurological sensory cancer recovery etc.). Youll conduct interventions provide motivating care meticulously document progress and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate strong OT principles excellent communication and a passion for patient empowerment. Your flexibility organization and motivating team-player approach are paramount.
Every day you will expertly implement Occupational Therapist-developed treatment plans for diverse patients (orthopedic neurological sensory cancer recovery etc.). Youll conduct interventions provide motivating care meticulously document progress and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate strong OT principles excellent communication and a passion for patient empowerment. Your flexibility organization and motivating team-player approach are paramount.
- Administers appropriate treatments to patients at the direction of the supervising Occupational Therapist; demonstrates knowledge and skill in the use of therapeutic exercise and activities manual techniques transfers activities of daily living modalities and rehabilitation equipment.
- Instructs and supervises patient care rehabilitation technicians and student affiliates in a respectful courteous and consistent manner.
- Maintains timely and accurate medical records; records legibly in patient charts; completes reports in an organized thorough and timely manner.
- Fosters communication with patients and families other therapists physicians nurses volunteers and other hospital personnel to achieve goals and establish department support; attends and provides quality input during multidisciplinary rounds and departmental meetings.
- Provides patient and family education; includes information on outside resources to meet the patients specific needs.
- Promotes health care outcomes in concert with currently accepted clinical practice guidelines and established clinical pathways. Identifies poor outcomes/data for referral for performance improvement.
Job Requirements
Required
Preferred
- Associates Other Occupational Therapy or other Occupational Therapy related field upon hire and
- Occupational Therapy Assistant: TX upon hire and
- Basic Life Support - CPR within 14 - days and
- Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant within 90 Days
Preferred
- 1-2 years of clinical experience
Where Youll Work
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital is a 25- bed critical access hospital in Navasota Texas offering a Level IV Trauma Center in-patient and out-patient services physical therapy emergency care occupational therapy skilled nursing care injury treatment and more.
The ED includes a triage room 5 patient rooms and a central nurses station. The ED maintains a specific designation for Stroke and Trauma care and is equipped with 24-hour emergency services laboratory and CT scans.
