What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist Assistant – Behavioral Health position at Jobs@UIOWA Careers?
The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Rehabilitation Therapies is seeking a Rehabilitation Assistant (Behavioral Health COTA) to perform prescribed rehabilitation treatments primarily in an acute care setting specializing in treatment of patients with psychological and behavioral conditions.
- Carry out and progress treatment plans under the direction of the Occupational Therapist
- Instruct patients in ADL training, modification, and adaptive techniques.
- Facilitate group interventions utilizing activity-based therapy to implement coping and stress management strategies.
- Ensure patient safety at all times during rehabilitation sessions.
- Continuously evaluate the patients' response to rehabilitation interventions
- Implement treatment modifications as needed.
- Make necessary adjustments to activity and use of equipment to promote maximum safety, comfort and effectiveness.
- Complete occupational therapy documentation in the medical record within the prescribed timelines
- Provide oversight and direction to rehabilitation aides.
- Instruct and evaluate occupational therapy assistant students.
- Collaboration and Embracing Diversity: Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and civil manner while appreciating the unique contribution of individuals from varied cultures, race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
- Positive Impact/Achieving Results: Ability to utilize existing resources and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes of current and future organizational goals/needs. Able to demonstrate ethical behavior in diverse situations while producing results.
- Service Excellence/Customer Focus: Ability to meet or exceed customer service needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner. Ability to effectively transmit and interpret information through appropriate communication with internal and external customers.
University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®
Percent of Time: 100%
Pay Grade: 04 https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/seiu-pay-plan
Benefits Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Minimum Eligibility Requirements
- An Associate Arts degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program or completion of the requirements leading to educational exemption as defined by the Iowa Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy Examiners is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Certifications
- License in accord with the Iowa Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy Examiners is required.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience working in an acute care hospital setting with patients who have cognitive/neurolgical, psychological and/or behavioral disorders.
- Crisis intervention training or experience
- Experience working on a multidisciplinary team.
- Behavioral characteristics and attitudes that contribute to a positive work environment.
- Works effectively with the supervising occupational therapists
- Effectively manages difficult and/or medically complex patients.
- Demonstrated effort to enhance one's own knowledge, skills and abilities.
Application Process: In order to be considered, applicants must upload a resume and cover letter (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
Additional questions can be sent to Carol Seaman at carol-seaman@uiowa.edu
