Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Post Acute Services

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula; Monterey (CA); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Montage Health seeks a licensed Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) to support the Occupational Therapist in delivering therapy services. You will implement treatment plans, provide ADL/IADL training, cognitive and upper-extremity rehab, and participate in patient education.

Under supervision, you will contribute to interdisciplinary care, discharge planning, and ensure safety, privacy, and high-quality care across ADLs, home management, and community reintegration.

Qualifications

• Licensed healthcare provider in occupational therapy
• Must be able to implement treatment plans under supervision
• Experience with ADL/IADL retraining and cognitive rehabilitation (under OT guidance)

Responsabilités

• Implements occupational therapy treatment plans established by the Occupational Therapist
• Provides ADL retraining (bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, feeding)
• Assists patients with IADLs (meal prep, meds, home tasks)
• Performs cognitive rehabilitation addressing memory, attention and executive function
• Instructs therapeutic exercises and upper-extremity rehab
• Trains patients in adaptive equipment and compensatory techniques
• Assists with splint/orthotic device management as delegated
• Documents patient progress and maintains EMR
• Communicates findings to the supervising OT

Connaissances

Follow directions from supervisor

Description du poste

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Position Summary

The Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) is an educated, licensed healthcare provider who assists the Occupational Therapist in the delivery of occupational therapy services. The OTA provides skilled occupational therapy interventions to patients experiencing impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical, cognitive, psychosocial, or developmental function resulting from injury, illness, disease, or other causes.Working under the supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist and within the scope of licensure and applicable regulations, the OTA implements treatment plans, provides therapeutic interventions, participates in patient and family education, and contributes to interdisciplinary care planning. The OTA supports patients in achieving their highest level of independence and participation in meaningful daily activities through interventions addressing Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), cognitive functioning, upper extremity function, safety awareness, and community reintegration.Important dimensions of this position include quality patient care, professional commitment, teamwork, interpersonal communication, safety, excellent customer service, and broad job knowledge.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Clinical Care Responsibilities

• Implements occupational therapy treatment plans established by the Occupational Therapist.
• Provides occupational therapy services in accordance with physician orders, the Occupational Therapist's plan of care, organizational policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Performs Activities of Daily Living (ADL) retraining, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, feeding, and personal hygiene activities.
• Assists patients in developing skills required for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), including meal preparation, medication management, home management tasks, and community reintegration activities as appropriate.
• Provides cognitive rehabilitation interventions addressing memory, attention, executive functioning, problem-solving, sequencing, safety awareness, and other cognitive deficits under the direction of the Occupational Therapist.
• Instructs and assists patients with therapeutic exercises, upper extremity rehabilitation, neuromuscular re-education, coordination activities, and functional mobility related to occupational performance.
• Trains patients in the use of adaptive equipment, assistive devices, compensatory techniques, energy conservation strategies, and joint protection principles.
• Assists with splint and orthotic device management as delegated by the Occupational Therapist and permitted by scope of practice.
• Monitors patient performance and response to treatment and communicates findings to the supervising Occupational Therapist.

Patient and Family Education

• Provides patient and caregiver education regarding functional independence, safety awareness, fall prevention, adaptive techniques, equipment use, and home safety recommendations.
• Reinforces treatment goals and therapeutic strategies established by the Occupational Therapist.
• Assists caregivers in developing skills necessary to support patient function and safety following discharge.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Discharge Planning

• Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences, patient care conferences, family meetings, and care coordination activities.
• Collaborates with nursing, physical therapy, speech therapy, case management, physicians, and other team members to support patient-centered care.
• Supports discharge planning activities by identifying barriers to functional independence and communicating patient needs to the interdisciplinary team.
• Assists in determining equipment needs, home safety recommendations, caregiver training requirements, and community resource needs to support a safe discharge.
• Contributes to discharge readiness assessments and collaborates with the Occupational Therapist to facilitate successful transitions to home or the next level of care.

Documentation and Department Operations

• Completes accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and complies with all applicable privacy regulations.
• Assists with patient transport, treatment area preparation, equipment maintenance, inventory management, and routine department operations as assigned.
• Adheres to infection prevention, safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, and effective communication with patients, families, physicians, and colleagues.
• Performs duties within the limits of licensure, competency, training, and applicable laws governing occupational therapy practice.

EXPERIENCE

Required

• Ability to understand and follow directions from the supervising Occupational Therapis