Temp Otacota Long Term Care Ltc

JOB DESCRIPTION

An Occupational Therapy Assistant, or Occupational Therapist Assistant, supports the Occupational Therapist in conducting therapy treatments to improve patients    mobility and physical health. Their main duties include helping patients perform exercises or treatment plans, recording a patients    health progress and collecting patients    medical history or other personal information.
Occupational Therapy Assistants are responsible for treating patients with therapeutic and self-care activities. The job requires candidates to perform a variety of duties including the following:
    Monitoring a patient   s progress to make sure that they   re successfully completing treatment
    Encouraging the patient during their recovery process
    Helping patients to improve their quality of life by finding solutions to their problems
    Helping injured employees improve their motor skills with the goal of re-entering the workforce
    Teaching patients with disabilities to become more independent
    Updating patient records for the Occupational Therapist
    Keeping the office, treatment room and equipment in good order
    Teaching patients, family members or other Caregivers skills and techniques to help with the patients    treatment program



Requirement description : 
  
1 years of OT experience - REQUIRED  
LTC or Rehab Experience -  Required
COTA license-  Required
Must be submitted at the posted rate, if requested rate is higher candidate will be redirected  

STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS : 
Missouri

ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS : 
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