Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Sila Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Golfcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant to support residents with short-term and long-term needs in a skilled nursing setting. You will work under a licensed OTA, ensuring quality care with an in-house therapy team and smaller daily caseloads.

Full-time position with competitive pay and Texas licensure required; new grads welcome to apply. Responsibilities include documenting progress, maintaining equipment, ensuring safety, and complying with

Qualifications

• Current Texas licensure as an OTA is required.
• New grads welcome to apply!

Responsibilities

• Helps residents by providing rehabilitative services under the direction/supervision of a licensed occupational therapist.
• Maintains expected productivity/efficiency set by the Director of Rehab or Administrator.
• Monitors therapy services to ensure they are performed correctly and provides encouragement when necessary.
• Maintains patient occupational therapy records by recording the resident's progress and daily notes.
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following facility policies and procedures.
• Helps keep therapy equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
• Serves and protects occupational therapy practice by adhering to professional standards, policies, and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Enhances occupational therapy practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Job description

This position is for a skilled nursing facility and has both short-term and long-term patients. Golfcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation is under new ownership and has an in‑house therapy team with smaller daily case loads, all new equipment, and an emphasis on optimizing time with patients.

We are dedicated to creating a family‑like atmosphere for our residents, and our employees look forward to coming to work and delivering the highest quality of healthcare services possible.

Occupational Therapy Assistant Job Responsibilities:

• Helps residents by providing rehabilitative services to persons with mental, physical, psychosocial, and/or developmental impairments under the direction/supervision of a licensed occupational therapist.

• Maintains expected productivity/efficiency set by the Director of Rehab or Administrator.

• Monitors therapy services to make sure they are performed correctly and provides encouragement when necessary.

• Maintains patient occupational therapy records by recording the resident's progress and daily notes.

• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following facility policies and procedures.

• Helps keep therapy equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.

• Serves and protects occupational therapy practice by adhering to professional standards, policies, and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.

• Enhances occupational therapy practice reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Schedule: Full-time

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Current Texas licensure as an OTA is required

• New grads welcome to apply!

Salary: From $35.00 per