Great new Career Opportunity in Home Care!
Now Hiring – Occupational Therapy Assistant–Edison, NJ
The Occupational Therapy Assistant's (OTA) overall responsibility is to manage the care of the clients/clients, managing quality of all related outcomes. The OTA participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, manages resources to meet the needs of the clients/clients and related customers balancing outcomes and cost effective and efficient treatment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides and directs clients/clients rehabilitation care within all general accepted practice methods, meeting all center, state, federal, and accrediting standards.
- Evaluates clients/clients needs and establishes effective and efficient treatment plans for the clients/clients assigned.
- Manages and coordinates the supervision of treatment plans with all staff and other disciplines as indicated.
- Participates in the screening of all clients according to directed schedules and practices.
- Provides feedback to the designated supervisor on all clinical and rehabilitation issues.
- Participates in all agency directed processes and services.
- Shows effective management of treatment and non-treatment related activities.
- Performs necessary clinical documentation to meet agency, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements.
- Maintains complete, accurate and timely billing records to meet center, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements
- Assists with marketing efforts as directed.
- Participates in in-service training programs as requested
Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy
Professional Experience:
- Current and Active Occupational Therapy Assistant license within the state of operations
- Prefer-experience/knowledge in older adult rehabilitation.
- Prefer knowledge in governmental and regulatory guidelines in designated healthcare settings