Job Description - Occupational Therapy Assistant / Occupational Therapist (Per Diem) (251107-50023936)
Job Description
Occupational Therapy Assistant / Occupational Therapist (Per Diem) - (251107-50023936)
Purpose of Position: To develop, coordinate and implement occupational therapy segment of treatment in coordination with program staff, addressing functional activities, such as goal-oriented therapy to facilitate meaningful independent living; and to provide activities that will assess and help improve the psychosocial, emotional, cognitive and physical functional behavior of patients.
Description
:
- Conduct occupational assessments, sensory needs assessments, reassessments and evaluate patient''s current cognitive, functional, interpersonal, intrapersonal and vocational/avocational skills.
a. Occupational Therapist Assistant assists on the above.
- Utilizes evaluation methods that are appropriate to the client''s age, education, cultural and ethnic background, medical status and functional ability.
- Participates in the development of patient''s treatment plan, including discharge planning goals, based on information received from assessments.
- Guides patient selection of individual tasks or projects which are appropriate to their defined needs and goals, encourages and facilitates patient participation in activities.
- Assists and teaches patients in individual and/or group work. Modifies teaching interventions based on evaluation process.
- Maintains accurate and timely records in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Implements interventions, including crisis management procedures, in collaboration with treatment team. Manage utilization of van and transport patients in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Participates in committees, Quality Assessment and Improvement activities and attends continuing education programs specific to providing psychiatric care for the population being treated.
- Complies with all established policies and procedures.
- Performs other work-related duties as directed or requested.
Qualifications
:
Occupational Therapy Assistant - 8108 - S14T
- Able to read, write, and communicate in English
- Entry level degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution
- (OTA) - Currently licensed Occupational Therapist Assistant in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- (NPI) - Current National Provider Identifier (NPI) registration
- (De-escalation) - Completion of an approved De-escalation Certification Course (obtain within 30 days,offered within)
- (BLS) - Basic Life Support certification (obtain within 60 days of position start, offered within)
- (Preferred) - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Certification (NBCOT)
Occupational Therapist - 8265 - S18T
- Able to read, write, and communicate in English
- Entry level degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution
- (OT) - Currently licensed Occupational Therapist in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- (NPI) - Current National Provider Identifier (NPI) registration
- (De-escalation) - Completion of an approved De-escalation Certification Course (obtain within 30 days, offered within)
- (BLS) - Basic Life Support certification (obtain within 60 days of position start, offered within)
- (Preferred) - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Certification (NBCOT)
Schedule Details: Per Diem Hours, Rot. Days, Occ. Weekends & Holidays
Organization
: Cape Cod Hospital
Primary Location
: Massachusetts-Hyannis
Department: CCH-Adult Psych Unit
Annual/Hourly: Hourly
Hiring Pay Range: $55 - $55