Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant - Home Health & Hospice

Occupational Therapy Assistant

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE : 1.0, Shift : Day, Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8 : 00am - 4 : 30pm, Flex Shifts

Location : MultiCare Yakima Memorial Home Health & Hospice - MultiCare Yakima Memorial Home Health & Hospice - Yakima, WA - MultiCare

Position Summary

The Occupational Therapy Assistant at MultiCare is an excellent opportunity to provide direct patient treatment under the direction and supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist. This role offers you the capacity to apply your service orientation and good judgment toward the comprehensive care of occupational therapy patients.

Responsibilities

• Perform occupational therapy treatment procedures, modalities, and occupational training for the purpose of improving functional ability
• Confer with OT prior to beginning a treatment program regarding goals, plans of treatment, treatment procedures, modalities, and precautions
• Contact the supervising OT when direct intervention is needed to change an occupational therapy treatment plan or when medical problems exist that necessitate attention
• Provide recommendations for assistive devices and equipment as needed to improve function and independence at home
• Observe, record, and report the patient's reaction to treatment and any changes in the patient's condition, preparing clinical progress notes in accordance with departmental policy
• Consult with other members of the rehabilitation team and other health care personnel to provide a collaborative therapeutic approach consistent with the needs of each patient

Requirements

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Belonging : We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees

Mission-driven : We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve

Market leadership : Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system

Employee-centric : Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" for several years running

Technology : "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row

Leading research : MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities

Lifestyle : Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $27.09 - $38.99 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to : skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and / or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align.