Occupational Therapy Assistant

Reviews 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 agency 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 agency staff in a timely, accurate and thorough manner.

Coordinates care planning and delivery with the licensed therapist, physician and other healthcare team members and agency staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.

Delivers occupational therapy modalities appropriate to the patient’s clinical status and needs, and in accordance with the standard of care for patient’s age and with applicable laws, regulations and standards.

Assesses the efficiency and effectiveness of occupational therapy services and implements processes to support optimal patient outcomes.

Administers appropriate home exercise programs tailored to the patient’s clinical status, needs and age.

Able to appropriately assess and reassess a patient’s pain.

Utilizes appropriate pain management modalities that include, but are not limited to, occupational therapy modalities.

Educates the patient and/or caregiver in effective pain management modalities.

Provides occupational therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.

Performs transfer and discharge planning functions in accordance with agency policy and applicable laws, regulations and standards.

Addresses and supports cultural practices providing such practices do not harm the patient or others, and do not interfere with the planned course of occupational therapy.

Participates in the organization’s information management program.

Complies with the agency’s policies.

Adheres to all applicable laws, regulations and standards.

Completes and submits necessary documentation in accordance with agency policy and applicable regulations.

Submits verification of completed visits in accordance with agency policy.

Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences in accordance with agency policy.

Maintains current knowledge of community resources. Identifies and accesses appropriate external and internal resources to meet patient and/or family needs and to facilitate optimal patient outcomes while home care services are being provided, and for transfer and discharge processes.

Adheres to agency dress code; appearance is neat and clean.

Adheres to legal practice standards, including applicable federal, state, and local regulations and standards.

Completes annual education requirements.

Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.

Demonstrates effective time management and organizational skills; provides patient visits as scheduled; completes patient care within the designated time.

Wears identification while providing patient care.

Attends annual review and in-services, as scheduled.

Attends staff meetings regularly, reads and returns all monthly staff meeting minutes.

Articulates agency grievance/concerns procedure.

Articulates agency adverse event/incident reporting procedure.

Articulates agency’s Emergency Management Plan.

Maintains currency of professional knowledge by participating in continuing education offerings.

Assures continued competency by maintaining and updating professional performance, knowledge and skills.

Participates in the organization’s performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.

Practices in a manner consistent with the professional and agency code of ethics.

Represents the agency in a positive and professional manner.

Complies with all agency policies regarding ethical business practices.

Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the agency.