What are the responsibilities and job description for the Valeo Occupational Therapist Assistant OTA OR COTA- PTPRN position at Hire Velocity?
Job Description
Overview
Valeo Home Health & Hospice is a 4 time Best of State and 3time Top Workplace winner who services Utah Salt Lake Weber and Davis counties. We strive to be renowned for our dedication to exceptional patient care and our commitment to our outstanding workforce.
Evaluates plans and administers occupational therapy modalities / regimens to patients in their place of residence for the purpose of developing and restoring function through rehabilitative occupational therapy as prescribed by a physician. Provides supervision of occupational therapist assistants.
Responsibilities
Performs accurate and comprehensive assessments.
- Accurately completes OASIS data sets.
- Obtains physician orders for certification and recertification of home occupational therapy services.
- Ensures that changes in patients clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA office staff verbally and in writing in a timely manner.
- Ensures that assessment results recommendations and physician orders are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA staff in a timely accurate and thorough manner.
- Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician and other healthcare team members and HHA staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.
- Delivers occupational therapy modalities appropriate to the patients clinical status and needs and in accordance with the standard of care for patients age and with applicable laws regulations and standards.
- Assesses the efficiency and effectiveness of occupational therapy services and designs and implements processes to support optimal patient outcomes.
- Develops appropriate home exercise programs tailored to the patients clinical status needs and age.
- Able to appropriately assess and reassess a patients pain.
- Utilizes appropriate pain management modalities that include but are not limited to occupational therapy modalities.
- Provides occupational therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical / health care errors.
- Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality.
- Educates the patient and / or family in effective pain management modalities.
- Complete patient documentation on time.
- Attends inservice and staff meetings as needed.
- Completes assigned training on time.
- Completes annual education requirements.
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Current valid state occupational therapy license.
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Key Skills
Body Mechanics,Early Intervention,Acute Care,Communication skills,HIPAA,Autism Experience,Computer Literacy,Pediatrics Experience,Home Care,Heavy Lifting,Patient Service Experience,Medicare
Employment Type : Full Time
Vacancy : 1
