Occupational Therapy Assistant - 32 hrs/week - Day Shift

At Steward Health Care System, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized behavioral health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in the making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.

In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Stewardship

Qualifications: Graduate of an approved Occupational Therapy program. BS or MS in Occupational Therapy. Previous experience in psychiatric occupational therapy preferred. Licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. BCLS.

Responsibilities:

Obtains all appropriate information from patient medical records and/or interview. Consults with physicians and other caregivers as needed.

Chooses and utilizes appropriate evaluation tests and tools while maintaining the safety of the patient.

• Sets measurable goals inclusive of family/patient goals and expectations.
• Establishes appropriate treatment plan based on results of subjective and objective assessment and precautions.
• Monitors physiological and psychological responses of treatment and revises treatment plan and goals appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Provides education/instruction to patient/family and other health care providers.
• Documentation is consistently timely, legible, and accurate.
• Carries a patient load that reflects the established productivity standard of 70%.
• Coordinates patient care with COTA.
• Supervises students and provides observational experiences. Thoroughly completes student evaluation when applicable and submits the evaluation to center clinical coordinator within the established timeframe.
• Recognizes own learning needs and assumes responsibility for professional growth through continuing education.