Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (Prn)- 743020

Job Description

• Help clients with rehabilitative activities and exercises outlined in a treatment plan developed in collaboration with an occupational therapist.

• Monitor an individual's activities to make sure that they are performed correctly and to provide encouragement.

• Record their client's progress for the occupational therapist.

• Document the billing of the client's health insurance provider.

• Prepare materials and assemble equipment used during treatment.

• Schedule appointments, answer the telephone.

• Restock or order depleted supplies, and fill out insurance forms or other paperwork.

• Alter treatment programs to obtain better results if treatment is not having the intended effect.

• Assemble, clean, and maintain equipment and materials for patient use.

• Design, fabricate, and repair assistive devices and make adaptive changes to equipment and environments.

• Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual and creative arts, and games.

• Evaluate the daily living skills and capacities of physically, developmentally or emotionally disabled clients.

• Implement, or assist occupational therapists with implementing, treatment plans designed to help clients function independently.

• Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, and the care and use of adaptive equipment.

• Monitor patients' performance in therapy activities, providing encouragement.

• Observe and record patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior, and maintain this information in client records.

• Order any needed educational or treatment supplies.

• Report to supervisors, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes and behavior.

• Select therapy activities to fit patients' needs and capabilities.

• Work under the direction of occupational therapists to plan, implement and administer educational, vocational, and recreational programs that restore and enhance performance in individuals with functional impairments.

• Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.

• Aid patients in dressing and grooming themselves.

• Maintain and promote a positive attitude toward clients and their treatment programs.

• Perform clerical duties such as scheduling appointments, collecting data, and documenting health insurance billings.

• Teach patients how to deal constructively with their emotions.

• Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.

Requirements

Education

Required:

Associates

Licenses & Certifications

Required:

L-Occ Therapy Asst

C-Cert Occ Therapy Asst

Preferred:

C-CPI

C-BLS

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Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (PRN)- 743020

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