Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant – Inpatient
Duke Careers
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Durham • North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Implement occupational therapy services for patients under the supervision of an occupational therapist.
- Demonstrate and articulate sound clinical reasoning in treatment planning, implementation, and monitoring of patient progress.
- Recognize when standard patient protocols or treatment plans need modification to meet individual patient needs and report to the therapist.
- Understand the role of therapy in the context of the patient's age, total needs perspective, and environment.
- Perform age-appropriate advanced competency skills in area of practice and with respect to individual patient’s problems.
- Consistently report patient progress/status to the therapist to allow for updates to goals and modifications to the treatment program.
- Recommend discharge of patient at the point of optimal benefit of treatment.
- Utilize support personnel (aides, senior aides) when appropriate and available.
- Collaborate effectively with other members of the health care team.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in occupational therapy.
- Level I: No experience necessary beyond required education.
- Level II: Three years of related occupational therapy experience.
- Level III: Five years of occupational therapy assistant experience, with two years at DUHS.
- Occupational Therapist Assistant licensure in the state of North Carolina.
Benefits
- Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
- Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging.
- Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes.
- Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
occupational therapy servicesclinical reasoningtreatment planningpatient progress monitoringadvanced competency skillspatient protocols modificationdischarge recommendationscollaboration with health care team
Soft skills
articulationrecognition of individual needscommunicationteam collaboration
Certifications
Occupational Therapist Assistant licensureAssociate’s degree in occupational therapy