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    Occupational Therapy Assistant - Nashville, United States - Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Description

    Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.


    Organization:
    Acute Rehab PT/OT 3


    Job Summary:


    Provides services to patients who have impairments, developmental disabilities, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes under the direction of an Occupational Therapist.

    Actively collaborates with the health care/educational team to meet patient care, outcomes and system improvement objectives.
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    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Applies appropriate, evidence-based interventions to ensure effective outcomes based on the treatment plan of the primary clinician.
    • Provides education and employs strategies to promote successful return to home, community, and school/vocational environments.
    • The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

    TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

    • Rehabilitation Patient Education (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in communicating functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, treatment planning diagnosis, and disease process. Able to assist the therapist in planning for the discharge needs of the patient. Will adapt communication to needs/levels of understanding of audience and share appropriate information and literature. Participates in providing educational experiences and professional development activities. May supervise, educate and train students from professional programs of physical therapist assistant / occupational therapy assistant that have a contractual agreement with VUMC. May plan and present educational programs to assist team/ department with identified need.
    • Treatment Implementation (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in providing treatment consistent with physician prescription and established plan of care. Able to modify treatment plan as needed to demonstrate provision of skilled therapy services including progression of treatment throughout course of care, and revision of treatment interventions of goals not met. May supervise and direct certified athletic trainers (PT only), physical therapist / occupational therapist assistants, technicians and volunteers and students. Selects and follows correct protocol for care and utilize evidence based treatments. Has completed at least one year of clinical experience in treatment implementation.
    • Rehab PTA/COTA Patient Documentation (Novice): Demonstrates sufficient proficiency in communicating functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, treatment planning diagnosis, and disease process. Considers the communication needs/level of understanding of audience and may share appropriate information/literature.
    Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today.

    This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

    These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

    Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

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    Core Accountabilities:

    • Organizational Impact: Performs non-routine tasks that significantly impact team's performance with minimal guidance.
    • Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Conducts research and analysis to solve some non-routine problems.
    • Breadth of Knowledge: Applies broad job knowledge and has basic job skills in other areas.
    • Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to less experienced team members.

    Core Capabilities
    :

    Supporting Colleagues:

    • Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities
    • Builds and Maintains Relationships:
    Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas


    • Communicates Effectively:
    Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner


    Delivering Excellent Services:

    • Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service
    • Solves Complex Problems:
    Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support


    Ensuring High Quality:

    • Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards
    • Ensures Continuous Improvement:
    Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.- Fulfills Safety and

    Regulatory Requirements:
    Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department


    Managing Resources Effectively:

    • Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide highquality work/service
    • Stewards Organizational Resources:
    Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error


    Fostering Innovation:

    • Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact daytoday operations by offering suggestions to enhance them
    • Applies Technology:
    Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action


    • Adapts to Change:

    Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.


    Position Qualifications:

    Responsibilities:

    Certifications:
    LIC-Occupational Therapy Assistant - Licensure-Others


    Work Experience:
    Relevant Work Experience


    Experience Level :
    1 year


    Education:
    Associate's
    Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation.

    We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.

    EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled
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