Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant - Patient Impact

Northwoods Rehab; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Health insurance $5/week

PTO benefits start at 26 days/year

11 paid holidays

Paid MN Licensure

401K

HSA & FSA accounts

Childcare FSA account

Job summary

Northwoods Rehab in Minnesota seeks a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our clinical team. You will provide OT services under supervision, assist with evaluation-related tasks, and contribute to plan implementation and documentation.

Requirements: Associate Degree in Occupational Therapy, current Minnesota licensure or eligibility, and commitment to ongoing professional development. The role involves a standard workday and collaboration with therapists.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
• Current state licensure or license eligible.
• Assumes responsibility for ongoing continuing education and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provides occupational therapy services to patients by assisting in assessment, treatment, program planning and implementation, related documentation, and communication.
• Conducts screenings of patients at regular intervals to determine the need for intervention/treatment.
• Identifies indications for evaluations of residents at appropriate intervals under the direction of the Occupational Therapist.
• Assists the Occupational Therapist in the evaluation process in the areas of self-care, homemaking, functional mobility and coordination and other areas as directed.
• Assists the Occupational Therapist in identifying a target list, short-term goals, long-term goals and treatment plan.
• Conducts individual treatment as assigned by the Occupational Therapist and outlined in treatment plan that includes, but is not limited to, areas of activities of daily living, functional mobility, range of motion, strength, coordination, cognitive/perceptual remediation and functional maintenance.
• Assists in the selection of occupational therapy techniques/media and in the sequence of activities, adapts techniques/media as indicated by resident performance and following consultation with the Occupational Therapist.

Skills

Continuing education

Clinical support

Team collaboration

Education

Associates Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program

Job description

Northwoods Rehab in Minnesota seeks a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our clinical team. You will provide OT services under supervision, assist with evaluation-related tasks, and contribute to plan implementation and documentation.

Requirements: Associate Degree in Occupational Therapy, current Minnesota licensure or eligibility, and commitment to ongoing professional development. The role involves a standard workday and collaboration with therapists.