Occupational Therapy Assistant (New Grad Friendly)

Evolve Therapy Services; West Haven (CT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, Dental, Vision

Growth opportunities from within

Job summary

Evolve Therapy Services in West Haven, CT is hiring a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant for an in-house Skilled Nursing Facility. The role focuses on directing occupational therapy services to ensure high-quality resident care.

You will screen residents, implement treatment plans, collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, and maintain documentation and billing in CMS standards. This is a full-time role with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Must have active OTA licensure in state(s) of practice.
• Ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain licensure.

Responsibilities

• Screen residents to determine best intervention based on scope of practice.
• Perform treatment plans and monitor progress toward short- and long-term goals.
• Interpret and communicate evaluation findings to residents, families, and the care team.
• Establish resident therapy schedules with other team members.
• Conduct therapy and ensure proper documentation and billing of services.
• Perform all other duties to effectively treat patients.
• Comply with CMS documentation standards on a daily basis.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Documentation accuracy

CMS compliance

Education

Associate's degree in Occupational Therapy

Active OTA licensure in state(s) of practice

Ongoing continuing education and professional development

Job description

Evolve Therapy Services is a therapy management organization hiring compassionate therapists for our partner located in West Haven, CT!

Job Position: Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant for an In-house Skilled Nursing Facility

Job Type: Full Time

Job Purpose: To plan, organize, develop, and direct Occupational Therapy Services in facility in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, and as may be directed by Administrator, to ensure that highest degree of quality resident care can be maintained at all times.

Job Functions:

• Conduct regular screening of residents to figure out the best intervention or treatment for each individual patient based off scope of practice

• Perform treatment plan to residents; follow short- and long-term goals and methods to achieve goals based off of the established plan of care by supervising therapist

• Interpret and communicate evaluation findings, treatment plans, and recommendations to residents, families/caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members

• Establish individual resident therapy schedules in cooperation with other team members

• Conduct therapy according to established treatment plan and ensure proper documentation and billing of occupational therapy services

• Perform all other duties as assigned and as required to effectively treat patients

• Comply with all CMS documentation standards of practice daily with point of care documentations as indicated

Education & Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in Occupational Therapy

• MUST have active OTA licensure in state(s) of practice

• Ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain current licensure and certification

Benefits:

• Competitive pay rates

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• Growth opportunities from within

*Benefits based on Full Time Status