Occupational Therapy Assistant

Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab Center; Baldwin City (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab Center is seeking a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant to support licensed occupational therapists in providing therapy services. The role includes developing treatment plans, implementing routines, and documenting patient progress in SNF settings.

The COTA will help with activities, observe outcomes, and educate patients and families on home programs and adaptive equipment use, contributing to independent functioning and quality care.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of SNF patient care needs and therapy goals.
• Strong problem solving and clinical reasoning.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational focus with attention to detail.
• Customer service orientation and empathy.
• Ability to collaborate with a healthcare team.
• Will travel as needed to perform the job.
• Ability to operate adaptive equipment tools.

Responsibilities

• Select therapy activities to fit patients’ needs and capabilities; observe and record progress.
• Communicate and collaborate with other health care professionals involved in care.
• Instruct patients and families in home programs and basic living skills.
• Assist in implementing treatment plans to help clients function independently.
• Assess daily living skills and assist with dressing and grooming.
• Maintain and clean equipment and materials for patient use.
• Demonstrate therapy techniques such as manual and creative arts or games.
• Attend care plan meetings to review progress and update plans.

Education

Associate degree in OT

OT Assistant license

Standards compliance

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.