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Occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) help occupational therapists to treat patients with physical and psychiatric conditions, help prevent disability and promote independent function. Travel occupational therapy assistant jobs are ideal for professionals who prefer to work in different locations and love to take up challenging new positions.

OTA Job – An Overview of Responsibilities Involved

An occupational therapy assistant works under the guidance of a licensed or certified occupational therapist. An assistant will have to

• Prepare materials for use in therapy and take care of the equipment used
• Help patients perform daily activities
• Order supplies
• Handle clerical duties
• Maintain observation and progress records

Skills and Knowledge Essential for Successful Performance

If you would like to enter a training program for OT assistant in the United States, you must acquire an associate degree in occupational therapy or its equivalent, state license and passing score in state and national examination. Apart from these, traveling occupational therapy assistant jobs require candidates to possess good communication and interpersonal skills and a passion to travel to multiple work locations. With further training and education, a therapy assistant can become a registered therapist.

Flexible Work Schedule and Great Benefits

Job opportunities for occupational therapists are available in a number of settings including schools, nursing clinics, hospitals, day care centers, long term acute care centers, primary health centers and clients’ homes. Whether you need long term or short term job positions to advance your career, you can choose them as per your requirement.

Occupational therapy assistants are well-paid and have benefit options including paid housing travel reimbursement, health/life/dental benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, section 125 cafeteria plan, continuing education reimbursements, referral bonus program, additional state licensure and immigration processing (for foreign trained candidates). Earnings may vary in accordance with experience, education, location and type of facility you choose.

The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant: Roles & Responsibilities

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This professionally challenging volume–focusing on the performance and status of Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTAs)–serves as a basis for reexamination and redefinition of the relationship between occupational therapists and assistants. Experts offer constructive possibilities for resolving some of the ongoing conflicts about the appropriate functions and education of COTAs and promote examination of the appropriate levels of function and education … More >>

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants: Opportunities and Challenges

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College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota. New edition of the original textbook for students of occupational therapy assisting. 20 Contributors. … More >>

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant: Principles, Concepts, and Techniques

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