Status: PRN
JOB SUMMARY
Under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, administers occupational therapy modalities of treatment as prescribed by a licensed physician. Administers treatments and physical agents as prescribed by a referring physician in an effort to restore function and prevent disability following injury, disease or physical disability. Assists patients to reach their maximum performance and level of functioning, while learning to live within the limits of their capabilities.
SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Helps occupational therapy clients by providing rehabilitative services to persons with mental, physical, emotional, or developmental impairments.
- Provides services under the direction of licensed occupational therapist.
- Verifies client information by interviewing client, reviewing and recording medical history, confirming purpose of treatment.
- Helps clients improve their quality of life by helping them compensate for limitations, such as, helping injured workers improve their motor skills and re-enter the labor force, and teaching persons with learning disabilities to prepare meals or to use public transportation and increase their independence.
- Follows treatment plan developed in collaboration with occupational therapist by teaching techniques, such as, the proper method of moving from a bed into a wheelchair, and the best ways to stretch and limber muscles.
- Coordinates activities for Swing Unit patients.
- Monitors activities to make sure they are performed correctly and provides encouragement, bringing treatment that is not having the intended effect to the attention of the therapist.
- Maintains patient occupational therapy records by recording client’s progress for use by the occupational therapist.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
- Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, and verifying receipt.
- Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
- Serves and protects the occupational therapy practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
BASIC SKILLS
- Basic computer knowledge.
- Basic awareness of physical medicine, occupational therapy modalities, anatomy and physiology.
- Basic knowledge of occupational therapy machine operation, maintenance and repairs of same.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Current Occupational Therapist Assistant License in the State of Texas
- Current BLS Certification
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Additional Languages are a plus.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Position requires the ability to lift and move equipment up to 50 pounds.
- May be required to assist with patients or equipment up to 500 pounds.
- The individual will be required to stand for long periods, push, pull, lift, bend, kneel, twist, and reach above shoulder level.
- Requires vision and hearing skills corrected to near normal range.
