Occupational Therapist Assistant

Recover-Care Healthcare; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Electronic Documentation

Employee Appreciation Events

Job summary

Recover-Care Healthcare in Dayton, OH seeks an Occupational Therapy Assistant to support therapists in delivering treatment plans and documenting progress. The OTA may assist in plan development and care coordination in accordance with state laws.

The role emphasizes direct patient instruction, home program guidance, and collaboration with the care team to enhance independence and daily functioning for SNF residents.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of SNF patient care needs.
• Ability to solve problems and adapt plans.
• Clear spoken and written communication.
• Strong organization and attention to detail.
• Customer-oriented approach.
• Professional, respectful interactions with staff and families.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Ability to use adaptive equipment tools.

Responsibilities

• Select therapy activities to fit patients' needs and capabilities.
• Observe and record patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior, and maintain records.
• Communicate and collaborate with other health care professionals involved in care.
• Instruct patients and families in home programs and daily living skills.
• Assist with implementing treatment plans to help clients function independently.
• Assess daily living skills and aid in dressing and grooming.
• Attend care plan meetings to review progress and update plans.

Skills

Care for SNF patients

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Customer service

Professional communication

Travel as needed

Adaptive equipment skills

Education

Associate's degree in OT

Current OTA licensure

Proficiency with standards

Job description

• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Electronic Documentation
• Employee Appreciation Events

Job Summary:

The Occupational Therapy Assistant will help occupational therapists provide occupational therapy treatments and procedures. The Occupational Therapy Assistant may, in accordance with state laws, assist in development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, direct activity programs, and document the progress of treatments.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Selects therapy activities to fit patients' needs and capabilities. Observes and records patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior, and maintains this information in client records.
• Communicates and collaborates with other health care professionals involved in the care of a patient.
• Instructs or assists in instructing patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, and the care and use of adaptive equipment. Implements or assists occupational therapists with implementing treatment plans to help clients function independently.
• Assesses daily living skills and capacities of physically, developmentally or emotionally disabled clients. Aids patients in dressing and grooming.
• Assembles, cleans, and maintains equipment and materials for patient use.
• Demonstrates therapy techniques such as manual and creative arts or games.
• Teaches patients how to deal constructively with their emotions.
• Attends care plan meetings to review patient progress and update care plans.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge and skills to care for patient needs of the SNF population
• Must possess problem solving skills to successfully perform job
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with other employees, patients, and family members
• Ability to travel as needed to perform job
• Ability to use tools used to make adaptive equipment.

Education and Experience:

• Associate's degree from an accredited occupational therapy program
• Current state licensure as Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Proficiency with all applicable state, federal, and professional standards

Physical Requirements:

• Duties require extensive standing and walking.
• Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring patients.
• Duties require frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.