Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)

Columbus Specialty Hospital; Newark (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 45.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) plan

Supplemental insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Free parking

Paid time off (PTO)

Wellness program

Zusammenfassung

Silver Lake Hospital in Newark, NJ seeks a full-time Occupational Therapy Assistant to support long-term acute care patients in improving daily living activities under supervision. The OTA administers treatment plans, contributes to program development and quality improvement, and provides direct patient care to adults and seniors.

Candidates must have an ACOTE-accredited associate degree, NJ OTA license, and BLS certification; 1–3 years hospital OTA experience and ventilator/trachea experience

Qualifikationen

• Associate's degree from an ACOTE accredited program.
• Current NJ state OTA license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
• 1-3 years of hospital OTA experience preferred.
• Experience with tracheas and ventilators is preferred.

Aufgaben

• Administers treatment plans under supervision of an Occupational Therapist.
• Provides direct patient care to adult and geriatric patients.
• Contributes to program development, quality improvement, and departmental policy/procedure development.

Kenntnisse

Basic Life Support

Ausbildung

Associate's degree from ACOTE-accredited program

Tools

Ventilators

Tracheas

Jobbeschreibung

Silver Lake Hospital of Newark, NJ is seeking to hire a full time Occupational Therapy Assistant to provide optimal care for our long-term acute care patients by assisting them in improving their daily living activities.

ABOUT SILVER LAKE HOSPITAL

Silver Lake Hospital is a long-term acute care hospital with a reputation of providing patients with a place to heal before heading home. A long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) is an acute care specialty hospital that provides highly advanced and focused care for higher acuity patients who have not responded to short-term treatment in traditional general hospitals. The average length of stay in an LTACH is 25 days as compared to a 3-5 day average stay in a general hospital. Our safe and state of the art hospital is designed to admit and care for the most critically ill patients.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Occupational Therapist Assistant administers treatment plan under a supervision of Occupational Therapist in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, regulations and guidelines. This position does provide direct patient care to adult and geriatric patients. The Occupational Therapist Assistant contributes to program development, quality improvement, program assessment, and departmental policy and procedure development.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate's degree from an ACOTE accredited program
• Current NJ state OTA license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association
• 1-3 years of hospital OTA experience preferred.
• Experience with tracheas and ventilators is preferred.

We offer generous benefits including medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, supplemental insurance, life-long term disability insurance, free parking in a safe and secure garage, paid time off (PTO), and a comprehensive wellness program.