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JOB SUMMARY
- Promote health, prevent disability, and promote occupational performance in all areas of living by restoring physical capabilities and/or using adaptation/compensation by assisting in evaluation, planning re-evaluation and discharge and by providing intervention.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Clinical Skills
  - Delivers quality care
  - Pursues educational opportunities
  - Shares knowledge with others
  - Uses a wide variety of techniques & technologies
  - Customizes treatment & communications to individual patient needs (IE cultural & cognitive)
  - Plans for discharge appropriate to setting & circumstances in a timely manner (IE HEP, equipment, family teaching)
  - Routinely communicates results of treatments and issues with supervising PT/OT
  - Follows care plan as developed and consults supervising therapist regarding changes or deviations prior to adjustment if appropriate.
- Documentation
  - Uses objective measurements appropriate to substantiate care
  - Completes documentation on the date of service
  - Interventions selected match treatment delivered & meet regulatory standards (IE 3 hr. rule, 8 min. rule)
  - Documentation substantiates charges selected
  - Documentation meets clinical policy & procedure guidelines (frequency, timeliness-weekly/monthly notes & discharge instructions)
- Team Effort
  - Adheres to productivity standard
  - Efficiently & effectively schedules patients
  - Demonstrates flexibility to help others (IE provide coverage @ other sites, adjust work schedule to meet needs, assist others to cover patients)
  - Program development & involvement
  - Staff & student development
  - Embraces change and promotes positive work environment
- PROTECTS CUSTOMER INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY
  - By securing all information in confidential space, following facility confidentiality policy.
- COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  - By understanding and adhering to current standards of practice for occupational therapy including code of ethics and practice guidelines established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and AOTA.
  - By providing appropriate supervision to rehabilitation aides, students and volunteers.
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
    - Associate's Degree in Occupational Therapist Assistant required
  - Work Experience
    - Previous experience in healthcare preferred
  - Licenses / Certifications
    - Occupational Therapist Assistant certification required
    - Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required

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