Occupational Therapy Assistant (Per Diem)

Job Description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

UNC Medical Center, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, provides comprehensive hospital-based care for patients across a wide range of medical and behavioral health needs. Therapy services work as part of a large interdisciplinary team, collaborating with physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and other clinical partners to support patient-centered care, safety, functional recovery, and discharge planning. 

We are seeking a PRN Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with inpatient mental health experience who is dynamic, motivated, and team oriented. The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant shall be responsible for providing a full range of services for youth, adults, and older adults on inpatient psychiatry units, including standardized assessments, therapeutic interventions, and discharge planning. 

The certified occupational therapy assistant shall also demonstrate accountability for and contribution to program development, quality improvement, problem solving and productivity enhancement in a flexible team fashion. 

Experience in hospital-based mental health therapy services across youth, adult, and older adult inpatient psychiatry populations is highly preferred. Seeking an individual with experience supporting patients with developmental disabilities, autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), dual diagnosis, complex psychiatric needs, and age-specific functional, sensory, cognitive, and psychosocial needs. Additional training and/or certifications in evidence-based and best-practice interventions for these populations are preferred. 

Responsibilities:
1. Contributes to various interdisciplinary team meetings to plan for patient needs, discuss family education plans, and discharge plans.
2. Documents patient treatment and progress toward goals in the medical record. Completes department records for team communication, billing, and statistics.
3. Instructs occupational therapy and occupational therapist assistant students.
4. Precepts occupational therapist assistants and evaluates the learner's competency per department guidelines.
5. Provides skilled occupational therapy treatments to a wide variety of patients. Designs activities or exercises to meet OT goals. Fabricates a wide range of splints. Teaches patients techniques and use of adaptive equipment to increase independence in activities of daily living. Uses group techniques to facilitate therapeutic groups to reach a variety of OT goals. Instructs patient and family in home techniques for discharge.
6. Participation - Contributes to quality of clinical services through attendance and participation in departmental meetings and in-services.
7. Quality-Contributes to quality of clinical services through maintenance of valid & reliable records of patient procedures & progress. Participates in quality improvement initiatives with the clinical specialist and other healthcare professionals. Participates in continuous quality improvement efforts in conjunction with the department director

Other Information

Other information:
Education Requirements:
● Graduation from an accredited two-year Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● Licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in the state of North Carolina.
Professional Experience Requirements:
● No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Occupational Therapy

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00

Salary Range: $24.98 - $35.91 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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