Occupational Therapy Assistant

Responsibilities

• Optimize the functional abilities and skills of patients in communities by assisting in screening and providing input to initial evaluations of all patients as appropriate.
• Implement treatment for all assigned patients, complying with state and federal guidelines regarding accurate and timely billing and documentation.
• Establish and maintain effective interactions with patients, interdisciplinary teams, and other clientele, reflecting patient-centered care.
• Provide direct supervision to rehab techs in tasks during group and individual treatment, promoting appropriate resource utilization and enhancing patient quality.
• Build a strong occupational therapy assistant program by actively integrating occupational therapy's role into community and interdisciplinary treatment plans, contributing to patient care, utilization review, case management, administrative staff, department head, and family conference activities and communications, as directed by the OT.
• Maintain awareness of changes in patient population, conditions, and programs, and keep the licensed or registered occupational therapist informed directly and in a timely manner of patient progress and community issues.
• Adhere to established community policies and procedures related to environmental safety, orderliness, risk management, infection control, and emergency preparedness situations.
• Adhere to the requirements of the patient’s rights and privacy.
• Enhance clinical expertise, professional, and management skills through interaction with managers, therapists, and other professional staff, self-study, and other continuing education activities.
• Maintain a valid state license (where appropriate).
• Maintain awareness of issues related to the profession of occupational therapy and the healthcare environment.
• Understand relevant payment models related to billing and treatment guidelines, as well as clinically appropriate means/modes of delivery.
• Provide quality care as well as reasonable goals and outcomes within the guidelines.
• Be compliant with infection control procedures and environmental safety protocols within a community.

Qualifications

• Prior to beginning patient care for Reliant Rehabilitation, a peer OT may complete a Competency Checklist.
• Competent in identifying and prioritizing issues in a responsive manner, developing sound and innovative action plans, executing action plans on a timely basis, and ensuring appropriate results.
• A strong team player.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with a diverse population.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend in English: instructions, correspondence, charts, memos, and reports.
• Capable of lifting fifty (50) pounds of dead weight alone.