Occupational Therapist Assistant

Breakthrough Healthcare is a home healthcare agency located in beautiful Creve Coeur and Florissant. A full service home agency, providing medical and non-medical services.

Our mission is to be responsive to the community we serve. Operating on a holistic approach to care helping clients live their best lives while rehabbing at home from an injury/illness or assisting the elderly and disabled to live safely at home. We strive to make a difference in the lives of others.

Visit our website at www.breakthroughhealthcarestlouis.com.

Job Summary: Provide skilled therapy intervention and treatments to patients in the home setting supervised by the Registered Occupational Therapist. Care includes providing direct patient care according to the treatment plan established by the registered OT. Careful monitoring of patient status, progress toward goals and compliance with physicians orders. Responsible for teaching patients and their caregivers while preparing the patient and family for discharge as appropriate.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements: Licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant by the state of Missouri. Have 2 years of appropriate experience as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.

Responsibilities/essential functions: The person in this position must be able to perform the following essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

1. Implement occupational therapy services in accordance with physician's plan of treatment. Treatment is developed by the OT, signed by the physician, and planned, delegated and supervised by the OT. *

2. Implement use of orthotics designed by the OT as indicated by the client's condition and needs. *

3. Treat the client through use of therapeutic activities designed to restore function and self care activities for improving function under the direction of the OT. *

4. Observe, record and report the client's reaction to treatment and any changes in the client's condition to the OT and/or Clinical Manager. *

5. Participate in instructing the client, family and other health team personnel in the exercise program develope,d by the OT for strengthening and controlling the client's upper extremities. *

6. Cooperate with OT and appropriate staff to provide staff education when requested and arranged by the Clinical Manager. *

7. Demonstrate and teach alternate techniques developed by the OT to complete activities of daily living, proper transfer and positioning. *

8. Assist the OT in ordering and/or fabricating adaptive/assistive devices and equipment. *

9. Attend client care conferences. Initiate client care conferences for complex and/or multidisciplinary clients when needed or helpful to ensure good coordination of care. *

10. Develop, prepare and maintain individualized client care progress records with accuracy, timeliness and according to policies. Submit accurate documentation in accordance with agency policies.*

11. Keep abreast of occupational therapy trends and knowledge.

12. Participate in in-service programs. *

Breakthrough Healthcare is a home healthcare agency located in beautiful Creve Coeur. A full service home agency, providing medical and non-medical services.

Our mission is to be responsive to the community we serve. Operating on a holistic approach to care helping clients live their best lives while rehabbing at home from an injury/illness or assisting the elderly and disabled to live safely at home. We strive to make a difference in the lives of others.

Visit our website at www.breakthroughhealthcarestlouis.com.

Positions open are primarily Monday- Friday, with weekend opportunities. 

Job Summary: Provide skilled therapy intervention and treatments to patients in the home setting supervised by the Registered Occupational Therapist. Care includes providing direct patient care according to the treatment plan established by the registered OT. Careful monitoring of patient status, progress toward goals and compliance with physicians orders. Responsible for teaching patients and their caregivers while preparing the patient and family for discharge as appropriate.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements: Licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant by the State in which practicing. Have 2 years of appropriate experience as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.

Responsibilities/essential functions: The person in this position must be able to perform the following essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

1. Implement occupational therapy services in accordance with physician's plan of treatment. Treatment is developed by the OT, signed by the physician, and planned, delegated and supervised by the OT. *

2. Implement use of orthotics designed by the OT as indicated by the client's condition and needs. *

3. Treat the client through use of therapeutic activities designed to restore function and self care activities for improving function under the direction of the OT. *

4. Observe, record and report the client's reaction to treatment and any changes in the client's condition to the OT and/or Clinical Manager. *

5. Participate in instructing the client, family and other health team personnel in the exercise program develope,d by the OT for strengthening and controlling the client's upper extremities. *

6. Cooperate with OT and appropriate staff to provide staff education when requested and arranged by the Clinical Manager. *

7. Demonstrate and teach alternate techniques developed by the OT to complete activities of daily living, proper transfer and positioning. *

8. Assist the OT in ordering and/or fabricating adaptive/assistive devices and equipment. *

9. Attend client care conferences. Initiate client care conferences for complex and/or multidisciplinary clients when needed or helpful to ensure good coordination of care. *

10. Develop, prepare and maintain individualized client care progress records with accuracy, timeliness and according to policies. Submit accurate documentation in accordance with agency policies.*

11. Keep abreast of occupational therapy trends and knowledge.

12. Participate in in-service programs. *

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