Occupational Therapy Assistant COTA Home Health
Occupational Therapy Assistant COTA Home Health
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Job Description
All Care Therapies is currently seeking a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to join our team in a home health setting! This is an exciting opportunity to join an evolving therapy team now expanding to the Greater Las Vegas area. All Care Therapies delivers exceptional care for pediatric patients with various disorders and conditions. As a leader in the rehabilitative care industry we strive to continually bring solutions to address the evolving challenges of therapy providers.
Why Join Us:
- Clinicians choose their own hours.
- Quick and easy documentation
- Quick and electronic payment
- Flexibility to make your own schedule
- Support staff is always here to help.
COTA Responsibilities:
Treat pediatric patients by using therapeutic and selfcare activities designed to improve function under the direction of the licensed ccupational therapist (OTR).
Monitor a pediatric patients activities to make sure they are performing them correctly and to offer encouragement.
Contribute to meetings and case conferences to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care plans for pediatric patients.
Document patients weekly progress in appropriate records.
Instruct patients their families and any other caregivers in skills and techniques of the pediatric patients treatment program under supervision of the Occupational Therapist.
Demonstrate exercises that can help patients better perform everyday tasks and relieve pain.
Complete all clinical notes in a timely manner using the companys EMR system.
Verifies client information by interviewing client reviewing and recording medical history confirming purpose of treatment.
Follows treatment plan developed in collaboration with occupational therapist by teaching techniques such as the proper method of moving from a bed into a wheelchair and the best ways to stretch and limber muscles.
Monitors activities to make sure they are performed correctly and provides encouragement bringing treatment that is not having the intended effect to the attention of the therapist.
Maintains pediatric patient occupational therapy records by recording clients progress for use by the occupational therapist.
Generates revenues by recording billing information of services rendered.
Maintains safe secure and healthy work environment by establishing following and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
Serves and protects the occupational therapy practice by adhering to professional standards policies and procedures federal state and local requirements.
Qualifications :
Current NV Occupational Therapy Assistant license required.
Degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
At least one year of experience as an Occupational Therapy Assistant is required.
Pediatric experience is preferred not required.
Current CPR certification
Willingness to participate in continued education courses.
Compassionate and caring demeanor.
Current State drivers license and auto insurance.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Possess good time management skills.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
All Care Therapies is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire promote discipline or discharge will be based on merit competence performance and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race color religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other status protected under federal state or local law.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
Contract
