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Description Job Summary: Assists in providing rehabilitative services to persons with mental, physical, emotional, or developmental impairments in a home, school or daycare setting. Essential Functions: • Help clients with rehabilitative activities and exercises in their treatment plan, as prescribed by an occupational therapist • Teach patients how to move from bed to wheelchair and how to utilize muscles. • Monitor individual’s activities to ensure they are performed correctly • Record client’s progress and conditions • Alter treatments as needed if intended effect is not evident Requirements Job Qualifications: Education: Degree in occupational therapy or related field and appropriate certifications and/or licensures Licensure: Current Texas State License as an Occupational Therapy Assistant, current Texas Driver’s License. Experience: 1-2 years’ experience in acute care or rehabilitation setting, home health preferred. Skills: Therapy skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice. Good interpersonal skills. Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid and current auto liability insurance. Environmental and Working Conditions Works in a patient’s home in various conditions; possible exposure to blood and bodily fluids and infectious diseases; ability to work flexible schedule; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather. Physical and Mental Efforts: Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient needs and to meet patient/family individualized psycho social needs