Occupational Therapist Assistant

Selectminds; Davison (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care invites applications for an Occupational Therapist Assistant to support the delivery of patient care in our Michigan facilities, including Davison. The OTA implements selected components of the therapy plan and ensures patient safety under the direction of an occupational therapist.

Responsibilities include adjusting interventions based on patient feedback and data, aiding discharge planning, and collaborating with the therapy team to progress treatment while maintaining high

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapist assistant program.
• Current State Board of Occupational Therapist Assistant licensure.
• One year of occupational therapist assistant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implements the individualized plan of care as established by the occupational therapist.
• Adjusts treatment interventions in response to patient feedback, objective data and observation within the established plan of care. Identifies need for changes in plan of care and communicates with supervising occupational therapist.
• Assists the occupational therapist with managing the established discharge plan throughout treatment.

Education

Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapist Assistant program

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Works under the direction and supervision of the occupational therapist. The occupational therapist assistant implements selected components of the therapeutic interventions and activities of daily living, obtains data related to the interventions provided, and makes modifications in selected interventions either to progress the patient as directed by the occupational therapist or to ensure patient’s safety and comfort. This may include adaptation or modification of the environment or objects within the environment to facilitate engagement and participation.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Implements the individualized plan of care as established by the occupational therapist.
2. Adjusts treatment interventions in response to patient feedback, objective data and observation within the established plan of care. Identifies need for changes in plan of care and communicates with supervising occupational therapist.
3. Assists the occupational therapist with managing the established discharge plan throughout treatment.

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapist assistant program.
• Current State Board of Occupational Therapist Assistant licensure.

Preferred:

• One year of occupational therapist assistant experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 26010502
• Daily Work Times: 8:00AM-4:30PM
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.