OT Student Therapy Aide- Jefferson Moss-Magee Elkins Park

Albert Einstein Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson Health in Elkins Park, PA, seeks an Occupational Therapy Student Aide to assist therapists, prepare patients and treatment environments, under supervision.

Must be currently enrolled in an OT program; High School diploma or equivalent; CPR certification required. This temporary position supports a range of age groups from pediatric to older adult in a busy clinical setting.

Candidates should be able to stand/walk for long periods and work in a dynamic, sometimes noisy environment.

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in an OT program.
• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Helps prepare patients and the environment for treatments and assists therapists in performing treatment under supervision.

Skills

Clinical assistance

Education

OT program enrollment

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Title

Occupational Therapy Student Aide

Number of Positions In Requisition 0

Job Details

The Occupational Therapy Student Aide helps prepare patients and the environment for treatments and assists therapists in performing treatment under his/her supervision.

Age populations served include:

• pediatric
• adolescent
• adult
• older adult
• frail elderly

Physical Demand Analysis

Physical Requirements – Standing and/or walking most of an 8 hour day with occasional lifting of weights up to 50 lbs and frequent lifting of weights up to 25 lbs. Frequent bending, crouching, kneeling, pushing on carpeted surfaces, pulling, reaching, stair climbing, and standing unassisted. Occasional transferring of patients exceeding 200 lbs, frequent transferring of patients exceeding 100 lbs.

Visual Requirements – Continuous near vision, depth perception, accommodation, full field of vision or compensatory ability, eye hand coordination, far acuity, and ability to read.

Hearing Requirements – Continuous normal conversation, occasional telephone conversation at normal volumes, occasional conversation at low voice volumes.

Working Conditions – Limited exposure to potentially hazardous substances. Frequent exposure to body fluids and patients who are incontinent and/or confused. Occasional exposure to patients who are combative and/or verbally abusive. Treatment areas may be noisy and crowded with limited climate control.

Education / Training / Experience

Must be currently enrolled in an OT program. High School diploma or equivalent required. Patient care related experience strongly preferred.

Licenses / Certifications

CPR Certification Required via American Heart Association.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type Temporary Employee Entity Albert Einstein Medical Center

Primary Location

Address 60 Township Line Road, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.

Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.

Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits

Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.

All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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Additional Information

In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.