Occupational Therapist Assistant

3 weeks ago

Nashville, United States Nashville General Hospital Full time
Description

General Duties
  • Effectively communicates charge information to secretary or designated charge entry personnel
  • Assists secretarial staff as requested by PT Director
  • Assists with restocking and cleaning as requested by therapists
  • Answers telephone and greets patients as requested by Director
Monitors patient responses to treatment
  • Monitors patient progress and implements changes to treatment plan as directed by therapist
  • Advises therapist of any adverse responses to therapy
  • Involves therapist in outpatient therapy updates every 14 days or sooner
  • Documents in patient's progress notes in chart regarding assessment, plan, treatment, instruction, evaluation and recommendations
Provides patient and family instruction
  • Explains treatment methods to patients and patient's significant others as necessary
  • Directs patients in the use and care of assistive devices, exercise, and other special equipment
  • Contacts Social Services for assistance needed (ie. securing equipment, home health, etc) as directed by therapist
  • Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate with patients/patients' significant other and interpret verbal/nonverbal behavior
  • Attends multidisciplinary discharge planning rounds as assigned and shares information with appropriate co-workers
Reassessment and Planning
  • Reassesses appropriate objective measures each treatment
  • Addresses progress toward goals each treatment
  • Discusses changes in patient condition with therapist as appropriate
  • Involves patient and/or patient's significant other in the therapy treatments
  • Discusses changes in treatment plan and goals with therapist as appropriate
  • Addresses discharge needs as identified by the therapist
  • Communicates with other disciplines as requested by supervising therapist
  • Effectively coordinates outpatient scheduling with secretarial staff
  • Keeps therapists advised of changes in patient scheduling
Treatments
  • Correctly utilizes therapeutic modalities as certified and deemed appropriate (i.e. heat, cold, light, sound, traction, massage, therapeutic exercises, and other rehabilitative procedures).
  • Effectively supervises technicians
  • Ensures the safety of patients at all times
  • Informs and involves the supervising therapist as needed
  • Informs and involves the Physical Therapy Director as needed
  • Supervises treatments provided by occupational therapist assistant students as requested by therapist
  • Demonstrates ability to care for an allotted number patients within a designated time frame

Education:

Preferred Associate's Degree (or higher) in Occupational Therapist Assistant from an accredited school.

Experience/Licensure:

Minimum 1 year of experience

Active license (or eligible) as an occupational therapist assistant in the state of Tennessee.

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