Occupational Therapy Assistant - Rex RRNCC Raleigh Therapy

UNC Health; Raleigh; On-site; CAD 49,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Raleigh, NC is seeking a skilled Occupational Therapy Assistant to support patients in a Skilled Nursing Facility. You will implement OT treatments based on evaluations and goals, and help advance discharge planning.

The role involves collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, documenting progress, supervising OT students, and contributing to quality improvement while delivering patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited two-year Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
• Licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in the state of North Carolina.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to interdisciplinary team meetings to plan for patient needs, discuss family education plans, and discharge plans.
• Documents patient treatment and progress toward goals in the medical record; completes department records for communication, billing, and statistics.
• Instructs occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students.
• Precepts occupational therapist assistants and evaluates learners' competency per department guidelines.
• Provides skilled OT treatments; designs activities/exercises to meet OT goals; fabricates splints; teaches use of adaptive equipment to increase independence.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives with the clinical specialist and other healthcare professionals.

Education

Two-year Occupational Therapy Assistant program

Job description

Description

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Summary

Performs a wide variety of skilled occupational therapy treatments for patients based upon the occupational therapy evaluations and goals completed by the occupational therapist. Advances the patient's treatment plan in response to the patient's progress. Assists with discharge planning.

This position is located in a Skilled Nursing Facility.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to various interdisciplinary team meetings to plan for patient needs, discuss family education plans, and discharge plans.
• Documents patient treatment and progress toward goals in the medical record. Completes department records for team communication, billing, and statistics.
• Instructs occupational therapy and occupational therapist assistant students.
• Precepts occupational therapist assistants and evaluates the learner's competency per department guidelines.
• Provides skilled occupational therapy treatments to a wide variety of patients. Designs activities or exercises to meet OT goals. Fabricates a wide range of splints. Teaches patients techniques and use of adaptive equipment to increase independence in activities of daily living. Uses group techniques to facilitate therapeutic groups to reach a variety of OT goals. Instructs patient and family in home techniques for discharge.
• Participation - Contributes to quality of clinical services through attendance and participation in departmental meetings and in-services.
• Quality-Contributes to quality of clinical services through maintenance of valid & reliable records of patient procedures & progress. Participates in quality improvement initiatives with the clinical specialist and other healthcare professionals. Participates in continuous quality improvement efforts in conjunction with the department director

Education Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited two-year Occupational Therapy Assistant program.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in the state of North Carolina.

Professional Experience Requirements

• No prior experience required.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
• Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
• Organization Unit: Rex RRNCC Raleigh Therapy
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• Salary Range: $24.98 - $35.91 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Day Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.