The Occupational Therapy Assistant reports to and receives general supervision from the Director of Rehabilitation; receives clinical supervision from the Occupational Therapist; and is responsible for providing occupational therapy services to assigned residents in compliance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and established policies and procedures to prevent avoidable physical and/or mental deterioration and to assist them in obtaining and maintaining their highest practicable level of functioning and psychosocial well-being.
Schedule:
Full-time, Weekdays; Weekends, Days, 8 hour shifts ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist the Occupational Therapist in implementing treatment plans designed to help residents function independently.
- Contribute to the screening, evaluation, and re-evaluation process by implementing delegated assessments and providing reports of observations and resident capacities to the Occupational Therapist.
- Select therapy activities to fit resident’s needs and capabilities.
- Alter treatment programs as necessary.
- Monitor resident’s performance in therapy activities and provide encouragement.
- Observe and document resident’s progress, attitudes and behavior.
- Report findings to the Occupational Therapist and/or the Director of Rehabilitation.
- Contribute to the discontinuation or transition plan by providing information and documentation to the Occupational Therapist related to the resident’s needs, goals, performance, and appropriate follow-up resources.
- Instruct residents, families, and caregivers in home programs, basic living skills and the care and use of adaptive equipment.
- Perform all duties in compliance with established safety and infection control policies and procedures.
- Actively participate in fire, safety and disaster preparedness drills.
- Maintain safe working conditions and practices and follow established safety regulations in the use of modalities, equipment and supplies, as directed by the Occupational Therapist.
- Ensure all occupational therapy documentation conveys specific therapy provided and the resident’s response or lack of response to the therapy provided.
- Perform all therapy services in accordance with the individualized plan of care.
- Honor the resident’s refusal of treatment request.
- Document and promptly report such requests to the Director of Rehabilitation.
- Record all entries on notes, charts, etc. in an informative and descriptive manner.
- Use only authorized abbreviations established by the facility when recording information.
- Properly document all therapy, responses to therapy, changes in condition, etc. in accordance with established policies and procedures.
