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DWS Job #: 1937188
Job Title: Certified Occupational Therapist Assista
Location: RIVERTON, UT, 84065
Description: Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant Primary Location: UT\-UTRiverton\-13747 S
Redwood Rd Function: Clinical CareMeridian

CareMeridian is seeking a **Certified Occupational**

**Therapist Assistant** **to administer occupational therapy treatment to program

participants according to a program plan developed by a licensed occupation therapist**
**CareMeridian**

Every person needs the support of others,but we look for very special people to support our
residence and employees\. **Certified Occupational** **Therapist Assistant** with
CareMeridian you'll be one of those special people\.

Description

Every person needs the support of others,but we look for very special people to support \(
**Our patients** \- individuals with disabilities; children with emotional,behavioral or medical
complexities; children and adults with brain injury\)\. As a **Certified Occupational**
**Therapist Assistant** with \( **Caremeridian \- Country Life Care Center** \) you'll be one of
those special people\.

For \( **Caremeridian \- Country Life Care Center** \) and The MENTOR Network the
Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant is critical to our success and exemplifies the
wonderful mission driven work we do here every day\.

\( **Caremeridian \- Country Life Care Center** \) is seeking a **Certified Occupational**

**Therapist Assistant** to administer occupational therapy treatment to program participants
according to a program plan developed by a licensed occupation therapist\.

**Essential Job Functions**

+ Assures all program participants receive scheduled occupational therapy treatments and
documents therapy sessions\.
+ Performs active,passive and/or resistive therapeutic exercises,general therapy principles
on program participants\.
+ Demonstrates knowledge of indications and contra\-indications of heating modalities and
techniques\.
+ Fabricates appropriate splints under instruction of occupational therapist and instructs
program participant in splint wear and care\.
+ Trains program participants in homebound and community level,including endurance
training\.
+ Maintains a good working knowledge of occupational therapy equipment and therapeutic
exercise treatments\.
+ Confers 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\.
Adheres to ethics of confidentiality\.
+ Takes inventory of current occupational therapy equipment and confers with department
regarding current status and future needs\. Requests supplies as needed\.
+ Maintains or checks daily billing logs for program participants\.
+ Follows daily scheduling patterns,communicates with staff,and adjusts schedules as
needed for flexibility\.
+ Performs other related duties and activities as required\.
Open Date: 1/5/2019
Openings: 1

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