Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) PRN

Kindred Healthcare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading rehabilitation hospital in Austin as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, where you'll provide vital care to patients recovering from various conditions. You'll work in a supportive environment focused on superior patient outcomes and professional development. This role involves implementing treatment plans, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and ensuring the best patient care. If you have a passion for rehabilitation and patient care, we invite you to apply!

Benefits

Tuition assistance/reimbursement

Expansive 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

Qualifications

• Previous experience in the care of patients preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implements comprehensive program using varied techniques and treatment activities.
• Provides treatment to diverse diagnostic populations and completes supporting documentation.
• Communicates with support personnel regarding treatment orders.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Current state licensure/certification as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Current BLS/CPR

Job description

A career at Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 50-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital owned and operated exclusively by Lifepoint Rehabilitation, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in Travis County who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in the Austin 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
• Expansive 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

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.

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

Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.