Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)

Eden Senior Care; Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $500

Job summary

Edenbrook of Fond du Lac, part of the Eden Senior Care network, is seeking a PRN Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) to provide rehabilitation services in a skilled nursing setting. The role emphasizes evaluating client performance, planning OT interventions, and collaborating with families and caregivers to maximize daily living activities.

Required are a Wisconsin COTA license and an accredited COTA program.

Qualifications

• Active Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) license in good standing.
• A degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) program.
• Strong communication, documentation, and patient-care skills.
• Experience in skilled nursing, home health, or rehabilitation settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Address client’s aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being and life quality.
• Select and adapt the appropriate per case occupational therapy treatment model, method and approach to direct the process of interventions.
• Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL).
• Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components.
• Assess client’s home and other environments and advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities.
• Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use.
• Guide and educate family members and caregivers.
• Observe, note, and report on progress of long and short term treatment goals.
• Collect data and document processes followed.
• Regularly follow-up client

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Patient care

Education

COTA license in good standing

Job description

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR $500 SIGN-ON BONUS!

Eden Senior Care, founded in 2016, is a growing Healthcare Management company, focused on managing and operating Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Alabama. Our mission with each community is to support their success by providing strong leadership, corporate support, and the resources and tools to realize their goals. Edenbrook Platteville promotes and encourages the success of each of its employees and values the individual experience of its guests and their families.

Position: PRN Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)

Edenbrook of Fond du Lac

a skilled nursing facility in the Eden Senior Care Network, is now hiring a PRN Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) to provide rehabilitation services.

Responsibilities

• Address client’s aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being and life quality
• Select and adapt the appropriate per case occupational therapy treatment model, method and approach to direct the process of interventions
• Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
• Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components
• Assess client’s home and other environments and advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities
• Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use
• Guide and educate family members and caregivers
• Observe, note, and report on progress of long and short term treatment goals
• Collect data and document processes followed
• Regularly follow-up client

Qualifications

• Active Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) license in good standing.
• A degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) program.
• Strong communication, documentation, and patient-care skills.
• Experience in skilled nursing, home health, or rehabilitation settings preferred.