Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant - Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network

• JOB SUMMARY
  • Promote health, prevent disability, and promote occupational performance in all areas of living by restoring physical capabilities and/or using adaptation/compensation by assisting in evaluation, planning re-evaluation and discharge and by providing intervention.
• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Clinical Skills
    • Delivers quality care
    • Pursues educational opportunities
    • Shares knowledge with others
    • Uses a wide variety of techniques & technologies
    • Customizes treatment & communications to individual patient needs (IE cultural & cognitive)
    • Plans for discharge appropriate to setting & circumstances in a timely manner (IE HEP, equipment, family teaching)
    • Routinely communicates results of treatments and issues with supervising PT/OT
    • Follows care plan as developed and consults supervising therapist regarding changes or deviations prior to adjustment if appropriate.
  • Documentation
    • Uses objective measurements appropriate to substantiate care
    • Completes documentation on the date of service
    • Interventions selected match treatment delivered & meet regulatory standards (IE 3 hr. rule, 8 min. rule)
    • Documentation substantiates charges selected
    • Documentation meets clinical policy & procedure guidelines (frequency, timeliness-weekly/monthly notes & discharge instructions)
  • Team Effort
    • Adheres to productivity standard
    • Efficiently & effectively schedules patients
    • Demonstrates flexibility to help others (IE provide coverage @ other sites, adjust work schedule to meet needs, assist others to cover patients)
    • Program development & involvement
    • Staff & student development
    • Embraces change and promotes positive work environment
  • PROTECTS CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY
    • By securing all information in confidential space, following facility confidentiality policy.
  • COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
    • By understanding and adhering to current standards of practice for occupational therapy including code of ethics and practice guidelines established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and AOTA.
    • By providing appropriate supervision to rehabilitation aides, students and volunteers.
• QUALIFICATIONS
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    • Education
      • Associate's Degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant required
    • Work Experience
      • Previous experience in healthcare preferred
    • Licenses / Certifications
      • Occupational Therapist Assistant certification required
      • Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required

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