Occupational Therapy Assistant

Recover-Care; Baldwin City (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Recover-Care seeks a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant to support licensed OTs in delivering therapy services in SNF settings. You will help develop treatment plans, carry out routine tasks, and document progress under state laws.

You will select activities, monitor progress, educate patients and families, assist with home programs, and ensure equipment is safe and ready. Strong communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of care for SNF patients and related conditions.
• Ability to solve problems to support therapy goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Customer service orientation and empathy.
• Ability to collaborate with other health professionals and families.

Responsibilities

• Select therapy activities to fit patients’ needs and capabilities; observe and record progress.
• Communicate and collaborate with other health care professionals involved with the care of a patient.
• Instruct or assist in home programs, basic living skills, and use of adaptive equipment; implement treatment plans.
• Assess daily living skills and assist patients with dressing and grooming.
• Maintain equipment and materials for patient use.
• Demonstrate therapy techniques and teach emotional coping strategies.
• Attend care plan meetings to review patient progress and update plans.

Skills

SNF patient care

Problem solving

Verbal and written communication

Organizational skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Travel as needed

Education

Associate’s degree in occupational therapy

Current state licensure as Occupational Therapy Assistant

Proficiency with applicable standards

Job description

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

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 with 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.