Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant - Oakland CA

Job description

CareerNation is hiring Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants on a part-time, full-time, and per-diem basis for Assisted Living Facilities and Rehabilitation Centers in Northern California. Shifts: Day, Evening, and Overnight: Pay: $34/hour - $40/hour: Occupational Therapy Assistant Job Responsibilities: - Helps occupational therapy clients by providing rehabilitative services to persons with mental, physical, emotional, or developmental impairments. - Provides services under the direction of licensed occupational therapist. - Verifies client information by interviewing client, reviewing and recording medical history, confirming purpose of treatment. - Helps clients improve their quality of life by helping them compensate for limitations, such as, helping injured workers improve their motor skills and re-enter the labor force, and teaching persons with learning disabilities to prepare meals or to use public transportation and increase their independence. - Follows treatment plan developed in collaboration with occupational therapist by teaching techniques, such as, the proper method of moving from a bed into a wheelchair, and the best ways to stretch and limber muscles. - Monito...