Cert Occupational Therapy Asst

CHI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 37,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, TX is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant to empower patients and implement OT-developed treatment plans. You will work within a rehabilitation team to improve independence and quality of life, handling documentation and patient education with a patient-centric approach.

Relocation assistance up to $10,000 is available. A strong emphasis on OT principles, collaboration, and compassionate care guides daily activities in this role.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Occupational Therapy or related field required.
• Certification as Occupational Therapy Assistant within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Administers treatments per supervising OT using therapeutic exercises, modalities, transfers, and rehab equipment.
• Instructs and supervises rehabilitation technicians and student affiliates.
• Maintains timely and accurate medical records and charts.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team and participates in rounds.
• Educates patients and families and provides information on resources.

Skills

OT principles

Communication

Team player

Organization

Education

Associate degree in Occupational Therapy or related field

Certification as Occupational Therapy Assistant

Job description

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.

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.). You'll 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 patient's 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.

We are offering up to $10,000 in relocation assistance

Required

Job Requirements

• 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 You'll Work Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. Our team's efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment, our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience-modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart® Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

Pay Range

$27.43 - $40.80 /hour