Occupational Therapy Assistant; PRN - Dallas, United States - Presbyterian Village North

Description

Overview:

Join Our PRN Team

Presbyterian Village North is currently looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant - PRN to join our fantastic team

Wonderful environment and strong teammate relationships Come grow with us.

With a shared legacy in business and healthcare innovation, Forefront Living's family of care-oriented organizations blend values built on compassion and faith with high-quality Senior Care, Long-term Care, Alzheimers and Memory care, Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Therapies, Hospice and Palliative Care.

These senior care services, along with the celebration of independent living at our senior lifestyle communities, combine to bring deeper meaning to every phase of life for people of all faiths, regardless of race, gender, color, religion, national origin, or disability. Forefront Living is the not-for-profit, faith-based parent of Presbyterian Village North, Faith Presbyterian Hospice, and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center.

Essential Duties:

• Model a service attitude towards others, is friendly and courteous to residents, patients, visitors, and co-workers
• Take ownership in solving problems and take the initiative to make things better
• Ensure resident, patient, visitor, and co-worker safety by remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazard
• Maintain good attendance record
• Provide resident therapy treatments as directed by the Occupational Therapist
• Document treatment and progress notes and other clinical work in the medical record per departmental policy and procedure
• Provide resident, family and staff education pertaining to Occupational Therapy modalities to ensure understanding and proficiency of care
• Demonstrate good clinical judgment in all aspects of resident treatments in which trained to provide
• Screen residents to determine their potential benefit from Occupational Therapy intervention and communicate need for intervention to Occupational Therapist
• Develop, direct and/or participate in Occupational Therapy programming for the residents
• Attend in-services and other meetings as required on an ongoing basis
• Maintain continuing education per state licensure requirements
• Other duties as assigned by the Occupational Therapist and Director of Rehab

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant in the state of Texas
• Knowledge of therapy industry and federal, state, and local government regulations
• Demonstrate ability to organize, prioritize and complete multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrate efficiency strategies for fast paced environment
• Experience in SNF/LTC/IL/AL/OP setting or mature population rehabilitation and wellness needs
• Experience with PDPM treatment and reimbursement policy
• Basic computer skills, Outlook, Word, Excel
• Excellent customer service skills
• Genuine caring for and interest in the care of mature adults, persons with disabilities and hospice patients
• Ability to perform work tasks within the Physical Demand Requirements
• Ability to comply with the Resident Bill of Rights and the Employee Responsibilities
• Ability to perform Essential Duties
• Ability to comply with organizational and departmental safety policies and procedures