THIS POSITION IS AN OPPORTUNITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. Position is serving our Home health contracts within Washington Court House/Circleville, Ohio. This is not a virtual/telehealth position.
JOB DESCRIPTION: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant is an individual with a desire to help patients develop, recover or maintain the daily living and work skills of people with physical, mental or developmental conditions. Employee will offer effective and client-centered services that will enable people to confidently and independently carry out everyday tasks or activities. The employee will have an holistic perspective and will be able to adapt the environment to fit the person.
Responsibilities
- Address client’s aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being and life quality
- Select and adapt the appropriate per case occupational therapy treatment model & method.
- Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
- Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components.
- Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use
- Guide and educate family members and caregivers
- Observe, note, and report on progress of long and short term treatment goals
- Collect data and document processes followed
- Regularly follow-up client
Skills
- Proven working experience as occupational therapist assistant
- Excellent knowledge of principles and practices of occupational therapy
- Hands-on experience with computer programs and creative media
- Familiarity with ADLs evaluation tools ( e.g. Katz ADL scale, Lawton IADL scale)
- Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities
- Current knowledge of treatment practices per discipline and drive to continually learn and grow in the profession
- Professional behavior
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Valid license to practice occupational therapy within the applicable State
