Occupational Therapy Assistant - Pre-Licensure

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MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

- Department: Outpatient Therapy
- Schedule: Part Time, Day Shift, Work as Needed, Flexible Shift Start Times, No Weekends, No Holidays
- Clinic Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Location: SSM Health St. Mary's Sports Medicine & Rehab

Job Summary:
Conducts medically prescribed occupational therapy under the direct supervision of an occupational therapist.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Implements an established treatment plan using appropriate modalities. Documents findings of patient progress. Seeks consultation as necessary.
- Continually evaluates patient progress and makes necessary revisions within the established plan of care in order to meet the patient's needs and treatment team goals. Communicates patient progress and possible goal revisions to occupational therapist.
- Educates the patient and family/caregiver about patient deficits. Provides discharge planning assistance and information regarding appropriate selection/use of adaptive equipment and community support programs.
- Maintains accurate and timely records of all treatment procedures, including progress notes, discharge summaries and daily documentation as approved by certified/licensed occupational therapist.
- Consults with and supports treatment plans of physician, patient, family and other allied health professionals.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

- Associate's degree in Occupational Therapy or related field

EXPERIENCE

- No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

- Constant standing.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
- Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving patients.
- Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

Resuscitation Certification Requirement: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.

State of Work Location: Missouri

- Acknowledgement of receipt of application for Occupational Therapist Assistant - Oklahoma Medical Board
- And
- FUTURE - Occupational Therapy Assistant within 6 months - Oklahoma Medical Board

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

- FUTURE - Occupational Therapy Assistant within 6 months - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- And
- Occupational Therapy Assistant Limited Permit - Missouri Board of Occupational Therapy

State of Work Location: Illinois and Wisconsin

- N/A

Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:
Employee

Department:
4508000011 OP Rehab - OT

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 20

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