Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant - Inpatient Rehabilitation

Acute Rehabilitation Unit#- COTA, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant# # $10,000 Sign On Bonus!* SUMMARY: In collaboration with, and under the direction and supervision of an occupational therapist, helps each patient develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working, through the therapeutic use of everyday activities and exercise, outlined in an established care plan.

BAXTER HEALTH COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES Understands and adheres to Baxter Health standards as they appear in Dynamic Health and Healthstream Policy Manager. Required to work with the director of Inpatient Rehabilitation regularly to carryout, initiate and/or implement best practices for the Baxter Health Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Department. # JOB REQUIREMENTS #Education: Graduate of and degree holder from an Occupational Therapy Assistant Education Program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education Preferred experience: 12 to 18 months related experience, excluding clinical affiliations required to complete a degree Licensure:

Current Arkansas OTA license in good standing required Certification:# Current CPR certification# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## Primary Source Verification: Original Transcripts and Arkansas State Medical Board

Safety Sensitive Designation:

This position is deemed safety sensitive in accordance with Arkansas Act 593 governing Medical Marijuana. Physical Demands: #The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without an accommodation.# Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.# While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to perform the following:# Must have the ability to: communicate effectively, orally and in writing; focus with attention to detail, solve problems and make decisions; show compassion to those in pain/functional loss; handle critical and highly stressful situations with efficiency and composure.

Must be able to stand and walk, and bend, stoop and twist, push, pull and occasionally lift up to 250lbs for up to 8 hours each day.

Requires repetitive hand movements. Must have a keen sense of hearing and visual acuity with or without correction.

Must have good manual dexterity. Must be able to operate a computer keyboard and PC mouse to utilize computer software for patient care documentation. # Work Environment #Patient care setting: within a hospital environment and in an outpatient setting. There is potential risk for exposure to communicable diseases and blood or other body fluids. # Position Type and Expected Hours of Work This is a position in a hospital setting which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Flexible work schedule, 5 days a week, Monday # Friday, 8-hour shifts.

Acute Rehabilitation Unit

• COTA, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

$10,000 Sign On Bonus!*

SUMMARY: In collaboration with, and under the direction and supervision of an occupational therapist,

helps each patient develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working, through the therapeutic use of everyday activities and exercise, outlined in an established care plan.

BAXTER HEALTH COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

Understands and adheres to Baxter Health standards as they appear in Dynamic Health and Healthstream Policy Manager.

Required to work with the director of Inpatient Rehabilitation regularly to carryout, initiate and/or implement best practices for the Baxter Health Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Department.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education: Graduate of and degree holder from an Occupational Therapy Assistant Education Program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education

Preferred experience: 12 to 18 months related experience, excluding clinical affiliations required to complete a degree

Licensure:

Current Arkansas OTA license in good standing required

Certification: Current CPR certification

Primary Source Verification:

Original Transcripts and Arkansas State Medical Board

Safety Sensitive Designation:

This position is deemed safety sensitive in accordance with Arkansas Act 593 governing Medical Marijuana.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without an accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to perform the following: Must have the ability to: communicate effectively, orally and in writing; focus with attention to detail, solve problems and make decisions; show compassion to those in pain/functional loss; handle critical and highly stressful situations with efficiency and composure.

Must be able to stand and walk, and bend, stoop and twist, push, pull and occasionally lift up to 250lbs for up to 8 hours each day.

Requires repetitive hand movements. Must have a keen sense of hearing and visual acuity with or without correction.

Must have good manual dexterity. Must be able to operate a computer keyboard and PC mouse to utilize computer software for patient care documentation.

Work Environment

Patient care setting: within a hospital environment and in an outpatient setting.

There is potential risk for exposure to communicable diseases and blood or other body fluids.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a position in a hospital setting which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Flexible work schedule, 5 days a week, Monday

• Friday, 8-hour shifts.