Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) - CHC

Vibra Healthcare; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibra Healthcare in Plano, TX seeks an Occupational Therapy Assistant to support the OT in providing treatments for adults and geriatrics. You will assist with evaluations, document progress, and collaborate with physicians and families to optimize patient outcomes.

Licensure in the state is required. Hospital experience is preferred. The role emphasizes compliance, safety, and ongoing education within a long term acute care environment.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice occupational therapy in the state of employment.
• Hospital experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for the Adult or Geriatric patient, ages 18 years and over.
• Assist the Occupational Therapist when performing tests, evaluations, and complex treatment procedures.
• Observe, record, and report patient conditions and responses to treatment to the OT.
• Maintain daily records of treatment sessions and progress notes.
• Assist with consulting with family members, physicians, and other health care professionals.
• Assist with the care of the OT department and equipment.
• Assist with in-service programs and other meetings as assigned by the OT.
• Submit accurate patient charges in a timely manner.
• Conduct or participate in training medical and nursing personnel in OT techniques.
• Attend scheduled staff meetings, in-services and training programs.
• Participate in continuing education programs for self-development.
• Adhere to the Hospital Compliance Plan and report violations to the Compliance Officer.
• Demonstrate professional conduct and comply with policies and attendance.
• Comply with measures to prevent exposure to blood borne pathogens.
• Participate in Hazardous Material Program and safety practices.
• Perform other incidental and related duties as required.
• Develop understanding of abuse recognition responsibilities and refer appropriately.
• Participate in Performance Improvement activities.
• Limit access to PHI to the information reasonably necessary for the job; PHI access is controlled by ID/password.

Education

Licensed to work by the Board of Occupational Therapy in the state of employment

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Perform occupational therapy treatments and related duties as assigned by the Occupational Therapist; help patient reach maximum performance and assume a place in society while learning to live within the limits of his/her capabilities; and provide therapy under the direction of the Occupational Therapist, who provides the assistant with supervision in accordance with state law.

Facility Type

Long Term Acute Care

Overview

Perform occupational therapy treatments and related duties as assigned by the Occupational Therapist; help patient reach maximum performance and assume a place in society while learning to live within the limits of his/her capabilities; and provide therapy under the direction of the Occupational Therapist, who provides the assistant with supervision in accordance with state law.

Responsibilities

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provide care for the Adult or Geriatric patient, ages 18 years and over.
• Assist the Occupational Therapist when performing tests, evaluations, and complex treatment procedures.
• Observe, record, and report to the Occupational Therapist the conditions, reactions, and responses of patients to established treatment plan.
• Maintain daily records of treatment sessions and document progress notes on patients.
• Assist the Occupational Therapist in consulting with family members, physicians, and other health care professionals, as appropriate.
• Assist with the care of the occupational therapy department and equipment.
• Assist the Occupational Therapist with in-service programs, and other meetings as assigned by the Occupational Therapist.
• Submit accurate patient charges in a timely manner.
• Conduct or participate in training medical and nursing personnel and other workers in occupational therapy techniques and objectives.
• Attend scheduled staff meetings, in-services and training programs.
• Actively participate in continuing education programs for self-development.
• Adheres to all components of the Hospital Compliance Plan in performing job duties and reports any violations or suspected violations of the Plan to the Compliance Officer.
• Demonstrates professional conduct and complies with hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Adheres to hospital attendance policy as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Complies with measures for preventing exposure to blood borne pathogens.

Participates in the Hazardous Material Program; hazards include exposure to blood and body fluids, possible communicable diseases, sharp objects and instruments, assorted chemicals and gasses as listed in the Hazardous Materials Program Manual.

• Complies with established Safety and Patient Safety Program practices.
• Performs other incidental and related duties, as required and/or assigned.
• Develops an understanding of responsibilities for recognizing patient abuse and follows policy for making appropriate referrals/interventions.
• Develops an understanding of responsibilities for participation in Performance Improvement activities and participates in such activities.
• Limits access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job, and shares such information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
• Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.

Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job leveland job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has beendetermined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

Licensed to work by the Board of Occupational Therapy in the state of employment. Hospital experience preferred.

Language Ability

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Math Ability

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of basic computer skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus while performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.

Fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or an approved medical or religious accommodation.