Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant - Otterbein Staffing Agency

** Now Offering Daily Pay**

Take control of your work schedule with Otterbein Staffing Agency (OSA) and earn some of the highest wages in the industry! The benefits of joining the OSA team include the following:

• Access to open shifts at Otterbein’s independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, rehab, memory support, respite care, in-home care, and hospice services.
• You choose when and where to work, while feeling appreciated and making a difference!
• Increase your income potential.
• Connect with a supportive community.
• Define your own career path and scheduling preferences.

Overview:

Otterbein Staffing Agency is looking for caring and compassionate Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
to join our team! Experience a sense of stability by working for an organization that has over 110 years of history caring for seniors.
You will have a choice of where, when and how frequently you work.

At Otterbein, you’re more than an employee, you’re a Partner in Caring. Together, we work side by side toward a shared goal: delivering person-centered care that respects every resident and the choices they make.

Whether in our vibrant communities, our welcoming small house neighborhoods, Home Health, Hospice or Home Office, we provide the highest level of compassionate, quality care.

Join our team of Partners who are talented, kind, wise, funny, spirited, generous, endearing, and truly one-of-a-kind.

Pay: $44 per visit and weekend differentials

• Performs occupational therapy procedures in the patient’s home.
• Assists the Occupational Therapist in the evaluation process through observation and/or clinically derived surveys in areas including development of perceptual motor skills, motor coordination and sensory motor development and processing.
• Assists Occupational Therapist in developing a treatment program aimed at improving the identified areas of function.
• Instructs and assists patients in learning and improving functional activities.
• Teaches basic principles of body mechanics to patients and families.
• Instructs patients and family members on the proper use of prosthetic devices and in the use and care of therapeutic appliances.
• Observes patient’s progress and response to treatment and reports findings to the Occupational Therapist.
• Reports changes in the patient’s condition to the supervising Occupational Therapist.
• Modifies Plan of Treatment, as authorized by the physician, after subsequent authorization, instruction and supervision by the Occupational Therapist.
• Prepares and submits clinical and progress notes in a timely manner and in accordance with Otterbein Home Health policies, state and federal guidelines and regulations.

• Education - must be a graduate of an Occupational Therapy Assistant educational program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA) or its successor organizations.
• Experience - minimum of two years’ experience as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with community/home health experience preferred.
• Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification
  • Must be certified by the American Occupational Therapy Association as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.
  • Must possess current license to practice as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant from the State of Ohio or made application for same.
  • Is eligible to take or successfully completed the entry-level certification examination for Occupational Therapy Assistants developed and administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT)
  • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation that is insured in accordance with Ohio requirements.
  • Maintains current CPR certification.

For more than 100 years, Otterbein has provided senior living options rooted in respect and community. We’re a non-profit 501(c)(3) health and human service organization, so our values and initiatives are focused on serving our residents.

Otterbein Senior Life consists of Lifestyle Communities, revolutionary Small House Neighborhoods, Home Health, and Hospice care in Ohio and Indiana. We offer different lifestyle options for seniors through independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, rehab, memory support, respite care, in-home care, and hospice services.

Nearly 30% of your life is spent  not love your job? Apply today and begin a meaningful career as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
with Otterbein Staffing Agency.