Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)

Kindred Healthcare; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant to join their team in Madison. The role involves implementing treatment programs, collaborating with staff, and ensuring quality patient care. Ideal candidates possess strong communication skills and a commitment to patient outcomes.

Benefits

Tuition assistance/reimbursement

Comprehensive benefit package

Professional development and advancement opportunities

CEU Support

State-of-the-art equipment

Qualifications

• Current state licensure as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant.
• Previous experience in the care of patients preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implements comprehensive program using varied techniques and treatment activities.
• Provides treatment to diverse diagnostic populations.
• Communicates and collaborates with support personnel.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication

Education

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Job description

UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in 2023. UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is a 50-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly by Lifepoint Health in partnership with UW Health and UnityPoint Health – Meriter. A career at UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is more than a job. It’s a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in the “City of Four Lakes” who need continued care to recover completely.

You have specialized skills and our patients in the Madison metropolitan area need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Our Benefits:

• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Low therapist-to-patient ratios
• Comprehensive benefit package
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Targeted approach to career development
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
• Superior quality patient outcomes
• Supportive leadership and culture
• CEU Support
• State-of-the-art equipment

What you will do in this role:

• Under guidance of supervising OTR/L: Acquires pertinent information and implements comprehensive program using varied techniques and treatment activities; reviews and modifies treatment in response to changing patient needs; identifies equipment and discharge needs
• Is aware of patient injury/diagnosis and takes all necessary precautions for observing indications and contradictions
• Provides treatment to diverse diagnostic populations and completes supporting documentation according to hospital policy and State Practice Act
• Observes treatment affect, accomplishment of short and long term goals and recommends change to the supervising OTR/L, if needed
• Communicates collaborates with support personnel regarding treatment orders as directed by the supervising OTR/L
• Other duties as assigned

• Current state licensure/certification as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Previous experience in the care of patients preferred
• Current BLS/CPR

UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. We are accredited by The Joint Commission and CARF-accredited for our Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program and Stroke Specialty Program.