Occupational Therapist Assistant- Per Diem

Monterey Palms Healthcare Center; Palm Desert (CA); Presencial; USD 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mariner Healthcare is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) to support licensed therapists in implementing patient treatment plans for residents. The OTA conducts screenings, assists with rehabilitative activities, monitors progress, and helps with scheduling and paperwork under state and federal regulations.

The position emphasizes training residents, caregivers, and families, ensures accurate documentation, and requires adherence to privacy guidelines.

Formación

• Associates Degree from a AOTA accredited program.
• Licensed OTA if required by state law.

Responsabilidades

• Conduits resident screens as allowed by state practice act.
• Helps residents with rehabilitative activities and exercises outlined in a treatment plan.
• Monitors residents' activities to ensure correct performance and provide encouragement.
• Records residents' progress for use by the occupational therapist.
• May assist in scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, restocking or ordering supplies, and filling out insurance forms or other paperwork.
• Provides training to residents, caregivers and families according to the resident’s care plan.
• Completes required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and federal regulations.
• Participates in privacy/training to safeguard residents’ protected health information.

Conocimientos

Rehabilitation assistance

Patient care

Documentation

Educación

Associate's Degree from an AOTA accredited program

Licensed OTA (state requirements)

Descripción del empleo

SUMMARY

A occupational therapist assistant (OTA) works under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist to assist with a patient’s treatment program in accordance with federal guidelines and state practice acts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Conducts resident screens (without interpretation) as allowed by state practice act.
• Helps residents with rehabilitative activities and exercises outlined in a treatment plan developed in collaboration with an occupational therapist.
• Monitors an individual’s activities to make sure they are performed correctly and to provide encouragement.
• Records resident’s progress for use by the occupational therapist:
• May assist in scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, restocking or ordering depleted supplies, and filling out insurance forms or other paperwork.
• Provides training to residents, caregivers and families according to the resident’s care plan.
• Completes required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

• Associates Degree from a AOTA accredited program
• Licensed OTA if required by state law

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

n/a

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT

Shift work may be required. Employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands or fingers, reach with hands and arms, feel, see, talk and hear. Employee is occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. In compliance with applicable law, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

THER REQUIREMENTS

Participates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident’s protected health information. Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies, procedures and state and federal law. By his / her signature below, employee agrees to adhere to and oversee communication of privacy guidelines relative to the confidentiality of residents’ protected health information.

Mariner Healthcare reserves the right to discontinue any bonus program at anytime.