Occupational Therapy Assistant

Role & Responsibilities:

• Supervise and support positions such as students, volunteers, and observers in implementing occupational therapy treatment programs.
• Plan and execute individualized treatment plans for patients across all age groups, within an interdisciplinary team.
• Perform physical activities including lifting, assisting with patient care, and adapting to emergency situations.
• Maintain compliance with safety protocols, including wearing protective equipment, and handle potential exposures to infectious or hazardous materials.
• Participate in activities requiring physical strength, mobility, and stamina, and adapt to irregular hours if necessary.

• Ability to perform essential duties with or without accommodations.
• Physical capacity to lift up to 50 pounds, change locations frequently, and assist patients.
• Strong mobility, stamina, and physical activity skills.
• Ability to see clearly with correction and hear clearly with assistance.
• Willingness to handle infectious, contagious, or hazardous materials, and wear protective gear.
• Comfort with continuous sitting, and occasional walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, and twisting.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations and irregular hours as needed.

• Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance.