Occupational Therapist Assistant

Mclaren-Health-Care; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks an Occupational Therapist Assistant to support licensed therapists in delivering patient-centered care. You will implement components of the therapeutic interventions, collect data, and adjust plans to progress the patient safely.

You will coordinate discharge planning, supervise ancillary staff as allowed, and ensure documentation meets department and insurance requirements. Schedule: full-time, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; on-site work.

Qualifications

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

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.
• Assists the occupational therapist with managing the established discharge plan throughout treatment.
• Supervises and delegates to ancillary staff and students consistent with state laws and department policy.
• Completes legible, accurate, and clear documentation within the established timeframe identified in the department policy and procedure and in accordance with accreditation requirements and insurance regulations.

Education

Graduate of an accredited occupational therapist assistant program

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, 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 centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

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.

Primary 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.
• Supervises and delegates to ancillary staff and students consistent with state laws and department policy.
• Completes legible, accurate, and clear documentation within the established timeframe identified in the department policy and procedure and in accordance with accreditation requirements and insurance regulations.

Required

• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapist assistantprogram.
• Current State Board of Occupational Therapist Assistant licensure.
• BLS certification.

Preferred

• One year of occupational therapist assistant experience.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Daily Work Times: 8am-4:30pm
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.