What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapy Assistant position at Broward Children's Center?
Job Details
Job Location: Academy South - Dania Beach, FL
Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time
Education Level: 2 Year Degree
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%
Job Category: Health Care
Description
SUMMARY
Provides occupational therapy to residents, under the supervision of a certified/licensed occupational therapist.
EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE
Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school.
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.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Valid Florida Driver's License
Valid Florida Occupational Therapist Assistant License
Certification by the National Board of Certification for Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
Essential Functions
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports, progress notes and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Job Location: Academy South - Dania Beach, FL
Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time
Education Level: 2 Year Degree
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%
Job Category: Health Care
Description
SUMMARY
Provides occupational therapy to residents, under the supervision of a certified/licensed occupational therapist.
EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE
Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school.
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.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Valid Florida Driver's License
Valid Florida Occupational Therapist Assistant License
Certification by the National Board of Certification for Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
Essential Functions
- Develop and provide individual positioning programs, including in bed, seating and wheelchair positioning.
- Design programming for activities of daily living, including, feeding, dressing, functional mobility, and assistive technology.
- Provide Occupational Therapy under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapy to a variety of patients, within different environments, ie; home, classroom and clinic.
- Create programming to address gross motor functioning.
- Recommend, in conjunction with the PT and OT adaptive equipment.
- Order appropriate materials and equipment.
- Fabricate and/or monitor the necessity, use and fit of upper extremity splints and other adaptive devices.
- Participate in meetings, committees and in services as necessary.
- Provide occupational therapy input to the interdisciplinary team for the development of the comprehensive care plan.
- Assist in incorporating carryover of occupational therapy goals in school programs.
- In-service appropriate personnel and families in order to implement occupational therapy goals.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports, progress notes and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
