Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant COTA Home Health

Bradbury Home Health, Inc.; East Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading home health care provider as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant, where you will deliver compassionate care in patients' homes. With a focus on quality and compliance, you will play a vital role in implementing rehabilitation plans and supporting patients' health journeys. Elara Caring offers competitive compensation, advancement opportunities, and comprehensive insurance plans to ensure your well-being as a vital team member.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Tuition reimbursement and education opportunities

401(K) with employer match

Paid time off and paid holidays

Comprehensive insurance plans

Family and pet bereavement leave

Pet insurance

Qualifications

• COTA certification in the state of work required.
• Minimum one year experience in clinical care setting.
• Must have a dependable vehicle and valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Assists in implementing rehabilitation needs per Occupational Therapist's findings.
• Promotes Elara Caring’s philosophy and ensures quality of care.
• Maintains communication with clinical staff regarding patient needs.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Clinical Assessment

Education

Graduate of a certified occupational therapy curriculum

Job description

Grow your career internally at Elara Caring, our best talent comes from within!

Job Description:

Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant COTA Home Health

At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there’s no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting. Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their health journey, we care. Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant. Being a part of something this great, starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers.

To continue to be an industry pioneer in delivering unparalleled care, we need a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant with commitment and compassion. Are you one of them? If so, apply today!

Why Join the Elara Caring mission?

• Work in a collaborative environment.
• Be rewarded with a unique opportunity to make a difference
• Competitive compensation package
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time staffand continuing education opportunities for all employees at no cost
• Opportunities for advancement
• Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(K) with employer match
• Paid time off, paid holidays, family, and pet bereavement
• Pet insurance

As a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant, you’ll contribute to our success in the following ways:

• Promotes Elara Caring’s philosophy, mission statement and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Assists in implementing the rehabilitation needs by following a plan of care in accordance with the Occupational Therapists findings.
• Makes routine visits and re-evaluates the patient’s therapy needs during each visit. Communicates significant findings, problems, changes in condition or environment to the appropriate supervisor, Occupational Therapist, the physician, and other team members involved with patient care.
• Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, established standards and guidelines.
• Counsels and instructs the patient and/or caregiver in meeting therapy and related needs, and in the therapy home exercise program providing requests for modification and clarification.
• Promotes compliance with all fiscal intermediary and/or other third-party payers, through education, coaching, and other assistance.
• Identifies and reports potential payment/coverage problems to the appropriate Supervisor.
• Maintains current knowledge of, and ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations along with current Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party reimbursement regulations and changes.
• Assures the continuity of quality patient care is delivered.
• Maintains communication with clinical staff providing updates and changes in schedules, patient data or needs, physician orders, or special instructions.
• Assures clinical notes are entered timely and indicates continuing communication and coordination of services with physician, other staff, and disciplines.
• Implements all available actions to prevent avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits.
• Physically demanding, high stress environment
• Full range of body motion including handling, lifting and transfer of patients
• Potentially work irregular hours including call hours if applicable

What is Required?

• Graduate of a certified occupational therapy curriculum established by the Occupational Therapy Association
• Current, unrestricted COTA certification in the state of work
• Minimum one (1) year of experience as a COTA in a clinical care setting
• Able and willing to travel within branch/office coverage area.
• Must have a dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws.
• Must be able and willing to travel 50%
• Able to sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs.

You will report to the Branch Director, Clinical Manager, Clinical Supervisor or designee. #LI-KZ1

Elara Caring provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard tosex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age (40 and older), national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.