TRAVEL - Occupational Therapy Assistant - Contract

TRAVEL - Occupational Therapy Assistant

Location: Wesley Medical Center

Address: 550 N Hillside St, Wichita, KS 67214

Floor: 1 st

Shift Time: Start Time: 08:00 AM End Time: 04:00 PM

Shift Type: Night Shif

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

Number of Beds OT Daily Census of approx. 250 active consults/day

Number of Staff Headcount 30, FTEs 17.29

Type of staff:

2:1 OTR to COTA ratio

Patient Ratios Typically 9-13 assigned to COTAs/day (not expected to see all)

Type of equipment general acute care DME

EMR - Meditech

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have : candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

Minimum 6 months acute care hospital OT experience

Active KS licensure

BLS

Preferred or nice to have : candidates with these skills will be considered first.

Trauma Experience

Comprehensive Stroke Experience

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):

OT treatments

Best personality Fit:

Ability to work independently with little oversight; high accountability

Good communication and collaboration skills

Flexibility given the nature of practice in acute care

Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc. *Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent .

Wesley Medical Center has a large therapy team working in a complex acute care environment with a wide variety of diagnosis groups. We have a very collaborative team and offer flexible scheduling to meet your needs. Our staff enjoy a great deal of autonomy in care planning for patients and work hand in hand with the interdisciplinary team to meet the needs of our patients and the community at large.