Occupational Therapy Assistant FT, Day

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Healths purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference

• Implements and manages a specific and comprehensive treatment plan

• Administers patient treatments within the plan of care outlined by a licensed occupational therapist and progresses patients as indicated

• Demonstrates basic knowledge of diagnoses / conditions seen in occupational therapy

• Interacts with others involved in the patients care to incorporate an interdisciplinary treatment approach for coordinated quality care

• Demonstrates awareness and use of proper safety measures regarding the patients others in the home and self

• Assesses patient response to treatment modifying when appropriate with input from the supervising therapist

• Provides information regarding follow-up services which may include a referral to other community resources

• Participates in patient and family education process

• Provides education and training to patients families and caregivers regarding diagnoses progress and long-term functional outcomes

• Teaches counsels and communicates with the patient family or caregiver educational information related to the patients diagnosis condition

• Supports and provides educational material to patient / families for support groups as well as community resources

• Complies with departmental policies for documentation

• Follows POC as defined by the primary therapist and documents patients progress toward goals

• Documentation is in compliance with chart review audit components

• Documents all aspects of assessment planning treatment and discharge in the computer in a timely manner

• Daily treatment records are noted in the computer on a daily basis and are clear and professional in terminology

• Appropriate abbreviations and medical terminology are utilized

• Obtains re-evaluations as required by S.C. Occupational Therapy licensure

• Assists with coverage within the Occupational Therapy staff

• Meets the team / department productivity standards

• Complies with established standards of efficient patient scheduling to maintain appropriate levels of productivity

• Accepts and examines performance feedback and incorporates into conduct

• Attends staff meetings team meetings and mandatory in-services as scheduled

• Completes mandatory training in a timely manner

• Complete PPD testing procedures by the end of the employees birth month

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures objectives quality improvement programs safety environmental and infection control standards

• Completes assignments in a timely and thorough manner

• Assists with care and maintenance of departmental equipment and supplies

• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested

• Completes schedules charge tickets and productivity sheets and mileage forms in an accurate and timely manner

• Demonstrates willingness to assist and is respectful of the rights of other team members

• Assumes an additional team/department responsibility

• Complies with department procedures

• Provides supervision to Occupational Therapy Assistant students.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor manager director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Associate degree from an AOTA Accredited Occupational Therapist Assistant Program

• Experience - One (1) year of Occupational Therapy Assistant experience

In Lieu Of

• Team members employed in this job prior to July 1 2020 are grandfathered under prior educational and experience addition team members must be certification eligible and will have one year to obtain required certification.

Required Certifications Registrations Licenses

• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state in which work is performed.

• A valid drivers license; an acceptable motor vehicle record as defined by the Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Chart; and proof of auto insurance.

• CPR Certification

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• NA

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