Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

Occupational Therapy Assistant - Acute Care

Rehabilitation TherapiesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeKalamazoo, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program is required.
A valid State of Michigan license is required.
Basic Life Support certification is required within three months.
Keyboarding skills are required to operate personal computers and mobile devices.
A background check and fingerprinting may be required at some work locations.
Weekend and/or holiday rotation may be required at some work locations, either in the base department or in an applicable acute-care setting.
Effective communication in English with patients, visitors, and all members of the care delivery team is required.
Social sensitivity and interpersonal skills to handle delicate patient-care matters are required.
The role requires considerable standing or walking, regularly lifting objects weighing 20 pounds or less, assisting with heavier tasks such as moving patients, and assuming positions and performing motions that may cause fatigue.
For home-health settings, a current Michigan driver’s license, daily availability of a vehicle for business use, and proof of auto insurance are required.
For home-health settings, regular use of a personal vehicle for Bronson business is required, with a motor vehicle record check after the employment offer and before the start date.
For home-health settings, valid auto insurance on the vehicle used for Bronson business is required; employees must submit renewals before coverage expires and notify Bronson if the vehicle changes.

Responsibilities

Provide treatment under the direction and guidance of a licensed Occupational Therapist to help patients with physical or cognitive disabilities restore and enhance functional independence.
Demonstrate competencies specific to the populations served when providing direct patient care.
Follow the plan of care and goals established by the Occupational Therapist.
Provide individual and/or group Occupational Therapy activities according to the treatment plan, facilitating and instructing patients in skills needed to participate successfully.
Provide education to families and communities.
Design and fabricate splints and other assistive devices as needed.
Participate in interdisciplinary team discussions, hospital rounds, and clinics.
Contribute to program development and serve as a resource in areas of expertise.
Participate in student programs and student rotations.
Provide in-service education in areas of expertise for Bronson and the community.
Cross-train to other departments within Rehabilitation Services as needed.
Document in the electronic health record within compliance timelines and obtain required co-signatures within those timelines.
Communicate to leadership any limitations that prevent timely documentation.
Serve on committees and task forces and participate in process improvement.
Demonstrate time-management skills.
Supervise Rehab Clinical Assistants, OTA students, and volunteers.
Maintain and upgrade competencies based on the population served, the type and nature of care provided, and advances in healthcare sciences and technology.

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Location

Kalamazoo-601 John St.-Bronson Methodist Hospital South Campus (South Pavilion)

Title

Occupational Therapy Assistant, Acute Care, Full-Time, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo **Sign-On Bonus up to $10,000

Under the direction and guidance of a licensed Occupational Therapist, the Occupational Therapy Assistant provides treatment to patients to facilitate development and rehabilitation of physically, or cognitively disabled persons for the purpose of restoring and enhancing functional independence. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant Program required.
Specific job postings will indicate if experience is either preferred or required and the amount of years required.
Valid State of Michigan license.
BLS certification within 3 months.

Keyboarding skills to operate PC/mobile devices
Some work locations require a background check and finger-printing.
Some work locations require a weekend and/or holiday rotation either at their base department or in an applicable acute care setting.
Must work as a team member and be able to effectively communicate with patients, visitors, and all members of the care delivery team.
Social sensitivity and the ability to communicate in English effectively are definitely required.
Regularly performs work requiring a high level of interpersonal skills to deal with delicate patient care matters.

Work which produces levels of mental/visual fatigue which are typical of jobs that perform a wide variety of duties with frequent and significant uncontrollable deadlines. Work may include the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT up to 40 percent of the time.
Involves considerable standing or walking, regular lifting of light-weight objects (i.e., 20 pounds or less) and assisting with heavier tasks such as assisting in lifting and moving patients. Minor straining or fatiguing positions must be assumed, and some fatiguing physical motions are required.

Occupational Therapy Assistants working in the home health setting must also:

Possess current Michigan driver’s license, availability of care for business use on a daily basis, and proof of auto insurance required.
Driving your own vehicle on a regularly scheduled basis to perform business on behalf of Bronson is required for this position and will require a successfully pass of MVR check after an offer of employment has been made but prior to the employee’s start date.
Proof of valid auto insurance on that vehicle that will be driven while on duty for Bronson is required. It is the employee’s responsibility to submit auto insurance renewals before current coverage expires to their leader. It is also the employee’s responsibility to update their auto insurance coverage with Bronson if a different vehicle will be driven to perform business on behalf of Bronson.

Under the guidance and direction of a licensed Occupational Therapist the Occupational Therapy Assistant is responsible for clinical and administrative duties.

Clinical Duties (Varies based on clinical location):
• Follow the plan of care and goals established by the Occupational Therapist
• Direct patient care, including conducting individual and/or group Occupational Therapy activities according to treatment plan, facilitates and instructs patients in the skills necessary to successfully participate.
• Family and community education
• May design and fabricate splints and other assistive devices
• Interdisciplinary team discussions/hospital rounds/clinics
• Program development
• Serving as a resource person in areas of expertise
• Participation in student program and participation in student rotation
• Provides in-services in areas of expertise for both Bronson and the community
• May cross train to other departments within Rehabilitation Services as needed

Administration Duties:

• Documenting in the electronic health record per compliance timelines

Having documentation co-signed per compliance regulations and timelines

• Responsible for communicating to leadership limitations that prevent timely documentation.

• Serving on committees and task forces

• Participating in process improvement

• Demonstrates time management skills

• Supervision of Rehab Clinical Assistant, OTA students and volunteers

In addition, the Rehab Occupational Therapist Assistant has the responsibility to maintain and upgrade his/her competencies based on the population served, the type and nature of the care provided and advances in healthcare sciences and technology.

Shift

Variable

Time Type

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Cost Center

4020 Occupational Therapy Acute (BMH)

Agency Use Policy and Agency Submittal Disclaimer

Bronson Healthcare Group and its affiliates (“Bronson”) strictly prohibit the acceptance of unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies ("Recruiters") in response to job postings or word of mouth. Unsolicited resumes sent to any employee of Bronson by Recruiters, without both a valid written agreement with Bronson and a direct written request from the Bronson Talent Acquisition Department for a specific job position, will be considered the property of Bronson. Furthermore, no fees will be owed or paid to Recruiters who submit resumes for unsolicited candidates, even if those candidates are hired. This policy applies regardless of whether the Recruiter has a pre-existing agreement with Bronson. Only candidates submitted through a specific written agreement with the Bronson Talent Acquisition Department for a named position are eligible for fee consideration.

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About the Company

Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

Bronson Methodist Hospital is a nonprofit health system serving southwest Michigan. The system provides hospital, primary, specialty, emergency, outpatient, rehabilitation, and community health services through regional care locations. It serves patients, families, clinicians, referring providers, and communities throughout southwest Michigan. Its operating model centers on coordinated hospitals and practices supported by clinical programs, technology, facilities, supply chain, and administration. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, rehabilitation, technology, facilities, administration, and patient access. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.

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