Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, COTA - Home Health

BAYADA Home Health Care; Riverbanks (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Weekly pay

Direct deposit

Scholarship opportunities

Training programs

Referral bonuses

401(k) with company match

Career advancement

Job summary

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a PRN to part-time Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to provide visits for the Columbia Visits Office in Columbia, South Carolina, covering Richland and Lexington counties. You will join a multidisciplinary team delivering rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients at home.

Licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in SC is required; travel within the territory is expected.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant by South Carolina.
• Travel willingness within assigned territory.
• Graduate of an AMA/AOTA accredited OTA curriculum or equivalent.
• Minimum two years OTA experience or proficiency exam criterion if initial qualification before 1977.
• At least one year under supervision of a qualified OT.
• Home health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide home health visits as a COTA for the Columbia Visits Office.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary health care team to deliver rehabilitative care.
• Assist clients to maintain safe, independent home life and required medical care.

Skills

Licensed OTA (SC)

Willing to travel

2+ years OTA experience

One year supervision under OT

Home health experience preferred

Education

ACCREDITED OTA curriculum

Job description

BAYADA Home Health Care has an immediate opening for a prn to part time Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to provide visits for our Columbia Visits Office located in Columbia, South Carolina covering Richland and Lexington counties in SC.

As a home health care Occupational Therapy Assistant, COTA you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, affording them the opportunity to receive the medical care required to remain at home.

BAYADA Home Health Care has a special purpose: to help people of all ages to have a safe home life with comfort, independence, and dignity. We believe our clients and their families deserve the highest quality of home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability - our core values.

Each Occupational Therapist Assistant, COTA must:

• Be licensed as an Occupational Therapist Assistant by the state of South Carolina.
• Must be willing to travel in assigned territory.
• Have graduated from an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the AMA and the AOTA, as indicated by school transcript or diploma; or
• Have two years of appropriate experience as an Occupational Therapy Assistant and a satisfactory grade on a proficiency exam conducted, approved or sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service when initial qualification occurred before December 31, 1977
• Have at least one year’s work experience under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist.
• Home health experience preferred.

BAYADA believes that our employees are our greatest asset:

• Benefits may include medical, dental, and life insurance; paid time off; weekly pay and direct deposit; scholarship opportunities; one-on-one training; recognition programs; referral bonuses; 401(k) with company match; and opportunities for career advancement.
• Enjoy being part of a team that cares and a company that believes in leading with our values
• Develop your skills with training and scholarship opportunities
• Advance your career with specially designed career tracks
• Be recognized and rewarded for your compassion, excellence, and reliability

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.