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Pediatric Occupational Therapist Assistant
- Sevita (Gilbert, AZ)
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**Advanced Therapy Solutions** **,** a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.
Pediatric Occupational Therapist Assistant
Full-Time
**Service Areas:** _Clinic and Home Health_
Job Summary:
+ Assure all program participants receive scheduled occupational therapy treatments and documents therapy sessions.
+ Perform active, passive and/or resistive therapeutic exercises, general therapy principles on program participants.
+ Demonstrate knowledge of indications and contra-indications of heating modalities and techniques.
+ Fabricate appropriate splints under instruction of occupational therapist and instructs program participant in splint wear and care.
+ Train program participants in homebound and community level, including endurance training.
+ Maintain a good working knowledge of occupational therapy equipment and therapeutic exercise treatments.
+ Confer with staff members and other health care members to exchange, discuss and evaluate program participant information for modifying and coordinating current treatment program and participates in treatment planning with trans-disciplinary team as requested.Adhere to ethics of confidentiality.
+ Take inventory of current occupational therapy equipment and confers with department regarding current status and future needs.Request supplies as needed.
+ Maintain or check daily billing logs for program participants.
+ Follow daily scheduling patterns, communicates with staff, and adjusts schedules as needed for flexibility.
_Qualifications_
+ High School Diploma and graduate of an accredited COTA program with A.A.S. in OT
+ Two years experience in neuro–rehabilitation preferred
+ Licensed as COTA/L in State.
+ **Heavy work.** Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
_Why Join Us?_
+ Competitive sign-on bonus
+ Eight paid holidays annually for employees who work 32+ hours a week or more
+ 80 hours of paid time off during the first year
+ 16 hours of personal float time each year
+ 56 hours of sick leave
+ Continuing Education Units and licensure reimbursement
+ 401 (k) with company matching
+ Comprehensive benefits package
+ No weekend commitments
+ Part-time opportunities
+ Flexibility and ownership of scheduling
+ Electronic Document System
We have meaningful work for you – join our team –** **_Apply Today!_
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Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.
We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.
_As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law._
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