Apply to COTA (Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant)

We are in immediate need of a Certified Occupational therapy assistants to collaborate with team to develop treatment plans for each patient, as well as coordinate on carrying out each plan. Treatment plans are all unique, depending on a patient’s needs and capabilities:

 

Responsibilities include:

• Helping patients perform therapeutic activities, such as stretching and other support exercises
• Encouraging patients to complete activities and tasks as part of their treatment plan
• Teaching patients how to use special equipment when needed
• Leading children with developmental disabilities in play activities that promote coordination and socialization – for example, picking up small foods and eating them, building block towers, or matching games with colors and shapes
• Recording patients’ progress throughout treatment and reporting back to Occupational Therapists
• Occasionally performing administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or helping patients with insurance forms
• Preparing treatment areas prior to appointments (e.g., setting up therapy equipment for a specific patient) and cleaning treatment areas and equipment between appointments
• Transporting patients when needed, which may involve supporting patient weight, bending, and lifting
• Instructing patients, families, and other caregivers how to carry out the skills and techniques of the occupational therapy treatment plan

 

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