Occupational Therapy Assistant - Acute Care

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Organization: Acute Rehab PT/OT 3

Job Summary: Provides services to patients who have impairments, developmental disabilities, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes under the direction of an Occupational Therapist. Actively collaborates with the health care/educational team to meet patient care, outcomes and system improvement objectives.

Location: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Schedule: Full-Time. Monday-Friday schedule and will work the equivalent of 1 weekend day per month

Are you a compassionate and skilled Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) looking to make a meaningful impact in acute care? Join our collaborative rehab team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where your expertise will help patients of all diagnoses regain independence and improve their quality of life.

How You'll Make a Difference: As an OTA in our acute care setting, you'll work under the direction of licensed Occupational Therapists to deliver evidence-based interventions that support recovery and promote successful transitions to home, community, and vocational environments. You'll be a vital part of a multidisciplinary team focused on patient-centered outcomes.

What We're Looking For: Licensed Occupational Therapy Assistant Acute care experience required Strong communication and documentation skills Passion for patient education and rehabilitation

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver therapeutic interventions based on OT treatment plans
• Educate patients and families to support recovery and independence
• Document patient progress and collaborate with the care team
• Contribute to discharge planning and transition strategies

Technical Skills You'll Use:

• Rehabilitation Patient Education: Communicate effectively with patients and families, adapting to their needs and understanding levels
• Treatment Implementation: Apply evidence-based therapy techniques and modify plans as needed
• Patient Documentation: Accurately record treatment outcomes and collaborate with the healthcare team

Why Vanderbilt? Work in a nationally recognized academic medical center Day One Benefits - Medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits start on your first day Be part of a supportive, interdisciplinary team Access professional development and continuing education opportunities Ready to make a difference? Apply today and help us deliver exceptional care to patients in need.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Applies appropriate, evidence-based interventions to ensure effective outcomes based on the treatment plan of the primary clinician. Provides education and employs strategies to promote successful return to home, community, and school/vocational environments.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES Rehabilitation Patient Education (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in communicating functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, treatment planning diagnosis, and disease process. Able to assist the therapist in planning for the discharge needs of the patient. Will adapt communication to needs/levels of understanding of audience and share appropriate information and literature. Participates in providing educational experiences and professional development activities. May supervise, educate and train students from professional programs of physical therapist assistant / occupational therapy assistant that have a contractual agreement with VUMC. May plan and present educational programs to assist team/ department with identified need.

Treatment Implementation (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in providing treatment consistent with physician prescription and established plan of care. Able to modify treatment plan as needed to demonstrate provision of skilled therapy services including progression of treatment throughout course of care, and revision of treatment interventions of goals not met. May supervise and direct certified athletic trainers (PT only), physical therapist / occupational therapist assistants, technicians and volunteers and students. Selects and follows correct protocol for care and utilize evidence based treatments. Has completed at least one year of clinical experience in treatment implementation.

Rehab PTA/COTA Patient Documentation (Novice): Demonstrates sufficient proficiency in communicating functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, treatment planning diagnosis, and disease process. Considers the communication needs/level of understanding of audience and may share appropriate information/literature.

Core Accountabilities:

• Organizational Impact: Performs clearly defines tasks and methods described in detail to achieve standardized solutions that impact own performance with regular guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Follows a well established process to solve routine problems where solutions are clearly prescribed.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Has basic job knowledge of systems and procedures that are common to own job.
• Team Interaction: Individually contributes to the team.

Core Capabilities:

• Delivering Excellent Services: Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
• Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
• Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
• Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
• Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
• Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
• Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
• Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
• Fostering Innovation: Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
• Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
• Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Position Qualifications: Responsibilities: Certifications: LIC-Occupational Therapy Assistant - Licensure-Others Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience Experience Level: 1 year Education: Associate's

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.