**To be considered for this position, you are required to apply to the State of MN Careers site, please use the follows link to apply directly:

http://bit.ly/DCT57240

Candidates may be eligible for a hiring bonus of up to $2,500!

Minnesota Specialty Health System (MSHS) in Wadena is seeking a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our team in providing rehabilitation and supportive residential services for individuals with serious mental health illness and possible co-occurring disorders. As an Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS) facility, MSHS focuses on rehabilitative education, building interpersonal skills, and developing community engagement skills to increase each client’s independence and self-management of their illness, behavior, and emotion.

Job duties include:

• Facilitate and lead groups in skill building as well and individual skill building interventions for referred patients to assist with management of psychiatric and substance abuse disorder symptoms and improved functioning level.
• Implement selected activities and techniques with consideration for patient(s) age-specific needs, ethnic-cultural needs, level of cognitive functioning, level of adaptive functioning, and if relevant, post discharge services patients may receive in the community
• Observe and report progress of patients during interventions.

Minimum Qualifications

To qualify, applicants must be licensed to practice as an occupational therapy assistant in the state of Minnesota; OR be currently licensed to practice as an occupational therapy assistant in another state and must obtain licensure in Minnesota prior to appointment.

In addition, you must satisfy one of the following combinations of education and experience:

Occupational Therapy Assistant 1:

• Have an Associate’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program

Occupational Therapy Assistant 2:

• Have an Associate’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program; AND
• At least 18 months of post-licensure occupational therapy experience

OR

• Have an Associate’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program; AND
• Certification as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant; AND
• At least 6 months of professional, post-licensure occupational therapy experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.41 - $29.08 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Work Location: In person

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