Part-Time Occupational or Physical Therapy Assistant - Wellness

Description

CareLink is a non-profit, mission-based 501c3 organization that was founded in 1997 by non-profit post-acute and community-based organizations specializing in the care of older adults and adults with disabilities. These organizations include long-term care, housing, hospice, home care, assisted living and adult-day health. In addition, CareLink is a direct provider of a range of health and wellness services including rehabilitation (PT/OT/SLP), mobile dental, audiology, podiatry, psychiatry, brain health and wellness services. We keep individuals doing the things that they want to do, independently, in the place they call home.

This part-time (20-30 hours per week) position would provide care within the state of Rhode Island.

The Therapy Assistant - Wellness works collaboratively with the Program Manager for Wellness to implement a wide range of health-related programs and services that meet client's health and wellness needs.

Essential functions:

• Provide individual support or counseling in the specialty of holistic wellness including but not limited to mental, physical (i.e. nutrition), social, spiritual, and/or environmental.
• Track attendance, participation, or performance data related to wellness events.
• Communicate needs for maintenance of fitness equipment or facilities to the Program Manager.
• Lead the fall prevention program within our facilities and gather participation interest from our team.
• Must be willing to provide training in, and serve as an instructor of, evidence-based wellness programming such as TJQMBB, MOB, SAIL, and/or fitness classes. (Type of programming and percentage of overall time will be determined based on company needs.)
• Continually evaluate program offerings and recommend new programs or services to promote holistic wellness, ensuring a diversity of class offerings.
• Support the Program Manager in organizing and overseeing health screenings, wellness events/programs, or classes; wellness-related schedules, records, and reports.
• Additional projects as requested by the Program Manager
• Fulfills all job functions within scope of practice.
• Maintaining professional knowledge in order to provide clients with evidence-based standards of practice.
• Complying with federal, state, and local certification requirements.

Requirements

Performance Skills:

• Commitment to providing high quality, evidence-based health care services
• Attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Ability to problem solve
• Customer service focus
• Willingness to learn
• Situation-appropriate sense of urgency, prioritization skills, follow through and sense of task ownership

Education/Experience Required:

• Valid Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant or Physical Therapy Assistant license in the state of Rhode Island
• Experience working with the geriatric and/or adult IDD populations
• Must possess a valid and current driver license and auto insurance.
• Willing to obtain or possesses current BLS and/or CPR certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• 15+ years clinical experience and extensive life experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with TJQMBB, MOB, SAIL, and/or fitness classes strongly preferred.