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The Occupational Therapy Assistant is responsible and accountable for providing Quality / No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by providing exceptional health care in a professional manner.
Primary Accountabilities
Qualifications
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Job Description
The Occupational Therapy Assistant is responsible and accountable for providing Quality / No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by providing exceptional health care in a professional manner.
Primary Accountabilities
- Follows the plan of care and consults with the therapist when changes to the plan may be indicated or when a progress note or reassessment is due.
- Provides patients with effective treatments that progress them towards their goals and documents treatments according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
- Attends department meetings that take place during scheduled work hours; otherwise, reviews and signs meeting minutes. Attends inservices given by other staff and students that take place during scheduled work hours.
- Responds to therapy inquiries upon receipt.
- Reviews daily assignments/schedules with the team.
- Provides patients, families and staff with education regarding therapy services related to the patients' needs.
- Demonstrates financial responsibility by meeting patient scheduling requirements, ensuring productivity targets are met, and utilizing their time, supplies and support staff responsibly.
- Prepares/reviews schedule for the next day.
- Issues charges that correspond to the services provided and the documented treatment times.
Qualifications
- Completion of a discipline appropriate degree from an accredited program/college.
- Current Florida Occupational Therapy Assistant license.
- Excellent interpersonal communications skills.
- Basic computer skills or willingness to learn.
- Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.
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