Occupational Therapy Assistant, 40 Hour Days

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $24.53 - $44.15. Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule

• Monday through Friday
• Scheduled Hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
• Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours
• Hours: 40 per week

This position may have a signing bonus available; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

About the Role

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where you can build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

Responsibilities

• Provides group and individual treatment to restore and/or maximize physical, psychosocial, cognitive, and daily living skills for physically, cognitively, developmentally and/or functionally disabled patient populations, including children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics, and frail elderly, inpatient or outpatient as assigned.
• Educates patients in compensatory strategies and life management skills to promote wellness and prevent health decompensation.
• Educates patients, family and other caregivers in therapy programs and goals.
• Participates in patient care meetings, collaborates with team members, assists with discharge planning.
• Assesses effect of treatment rendered and communicates recommendations for program changes to supervising therapist.
• Supervises and is responsible for the care provided by students and support staff.
• Provides care in multiple settings, participates in departmental activities, and pursues professional growth.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Occupational Therapy from accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant school.
• Current license to practice Occupational Therapy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Successful completion of Board Examination of COTA.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions

Work is considered medium. Position requires work indoors in a normal patient care environment.