Occupational Therapy Assistant: Impactful Rehab Team Role

Enhance Rehab; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Enhance Rehabilitation is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our team under the guidance of an Occupational Therapist. You will assist in implementing individualized therapy plans and help patients achieve functional outcomes.

Working with a growing team, you will document patient progress and communicate with the supervising OT, rehab director, and facility staff to ensure continuity of care across visits.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with occupational therapy treatment following individualized plan of care.
• Discuss treatment with patients and record conditions and responses after visits.
• Provide communication with Occupational Therapist, Director or Rehab, and facility staff.

Job description

Enhance Rehabilitation is currently seeking qualified occupational therapy assistant candidates to join our dynamic team. As an Enhance Rehabilitation occupational therapist assistant, working under the guidance of an occupational therapist, you will be a part of growing team. In this role, you’ll assist treating patients by following an individualized plan of care developed by Occupational Therapists.

• Ensure every patient receives quality treatment resulting in excellent functional outcomes.
• With assistance of Occupational Therapist, develop and implement occupational therapy treatment programs based on each patient's particular needs.
• Assist patients with all phases of Occupational Therapy treatment and techniques.
• Discuss treatment with patients and record patient conditions and responses to treatments in charts after each visit.
• Provide continuous communication with Occupational Therapist, Director or Rehab, and facility staff.
• Operate and apply knowledge of standard occupational therapy equipment.