Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Company: Neulife Neurological Services LLC
Location: Mount Dora
Posted on: June 24, 2022
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Job Description:
Summary
Plans, organizes, and conducts occupational therapy program in
institution, or community setting to facilitate development and
rehabilitation of mentally, physically, or emotionally disabled
persons by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other
duties may be assigned.
Provides practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and
homemaking skills, and activities of daily living.
Coordinates participation in sensorimotor, educational,
recreational, and social activities designed to help patients or
disabled persons develop or regain physical or mental functioning
or adjust to disabilities.
Collaborate with other members of rehabilitation team to select
activity program consistent with needs and capabilities of
individual and to coordinate occupational therapy with other
therapeutic activities.
Selects constructive activities suited to individual's physical
capacity, intelligence level, and interest to upgrade individual to
maximum independence, prepare individual for return to employment,
assists in restoration of functions, and aid in adjustment to
disability.
Teaches individuals skills and techniques required for
participation in activities and evaluates individual's
progress.
Designs and constructs special equipment for individual and
suggests adaptation of individual's work-living environment.
Requisitions supplies and equipment.
Lays out materials for individual's use and cleans and repairs
tools at end of sessions.
Conducts training programs or participates in training medical and
nursing students and other workers in occupational therapy
techniques and objectives.
Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory duties.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Associates degree from two-year college or university.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules,
operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to
speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of
organization.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out
instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability
to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in
standardized situations.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have
knowledge of Human Resource systems; Internet software; Order
processing systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing
software.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant / Licensed or Occupational
Therapy Assistant/ Licensed. Other certifications could include
Modality Certification for Esteem/PENs/TENs/ Diathermy. Being a
member of AOTA is preferred as well.
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly
required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;
reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is
frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required
to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or
smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50
pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,
depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described
here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
NeuLife provides equal employment opportunities for the good of the
public without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry,
sex, religious creed, age, disability, veteran status,
socioeconomic status, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Women, Veterans, Minorities, and Individuals with Disabilities are
encouraged to apply. All qualified candidates will be considered.
Pre-employment background check and drug testing.#ZR
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