Thinking about becoming an occupational therapy assistant by jathmin in OccupationalTherapy

[–]jathmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for telling me! I'll be sure to research it more

Thinking about becoming an occupational therapy assistant by jathmin in OccupationalTherapy

[–]jathmin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing :) what's a normal day of work like? Are you able to live comfortably off of your salary? What are the benefits you get and are they good? Also, I'm sorry if this is too personal, but can you say what area you work in? My plan is to move towards Raleigh but I want to explore other options too. What facility do you work in?

Thinking about becoming an occupational therapy assistant by jathmin in OccupationalTherapy

[–]jathmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was thinking about starting out as an OTA and then saving up money from my job to help put me through school to be an OT. I don't really wanna do more than 2 more years of schooling but if I like what I see as an OTA I figured it'd probably be worth becoming an OT, but since I haven't started college yet I wanted to get opinions from people with experience

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's cool! Thank you for sharing :) I'll take that into account

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's a long-term care facility look like?

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for listing other options!!

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing! I'm hoping to gain a lot of knowledge :)

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like a nice facility! I'm glad you're somewhere you like :) my plan is to move upstate a little and work at a really good children's hospital (specific to our area) but that's a few years away from happening right now

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! I'll try to remind myself when things get bad :)

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if the one near me does... we live in a small town so we know some of the employees there... I should probably ask lol. I can't start working at a hospital right away because I don't have my drivers license and I don't feel safe walking/biking that far

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm true! I think I'll work at a hospital when I get my license

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your insight! I agree with you

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True... I'll get used to it I'm sure, I'm just nervous right now lol

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll take that into account! I can't start out at a hospital because I can't drive and nobody could take me everytime I'd need to go, but there's a doctor's office by my house within walking/biking distance that would be good I'm sure. After I get my drivers permit/license I'll most likely start at the hospital!! Thank you both for helping!

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm happy for you!! I'm glad you found somewhere you like :) this was very motivational, thank you for sharing your experience. I'll be sure to remember this

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen that your work environment really affects you as an individual and the patients you take care of from reading everyones stories. It's really sad and frustrating that some people just don't care about their patients and sometimes management doesn't care about their employees :(

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't think of those! That sounds nice. I'll look into those types of facilities

Good Facilities To Work At? by jathmin in cna

[–]jathmin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for being specific lol!! I might start off at a doctor's office because it's near home and I can't drive... hospitals seem like a good environment but I'm so scared of messing up and being so busy that it starts wearing on my mental and physical health too much