Occupational Therapy Assistant

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at WINN Army Medical Hospital, Fort Stewart, GA. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• The incumbent independently performs day-to-day duties with the supervisor providing general guidelines regarding the nature of therapeutic activities and the program in general.
• Actively involved in the preparation of progressive treatment plans, utilizing the full range of occupational therapy modalities and the application of extensive judgment, observation, and treatment skills.
• The treatment plan is designed to restore and maintain maximum range of motion, strength, endurance, coordination and relaxation in accordance with the OT evaluation and treatment plan.
• Tracks impact of procedures effects on patients, long- and short-term effects of different types of therapy, and appropriateness of a specific therapy, noting overall trends inefficacy, reporting problems to supervisors.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.