Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, Home Health COTA

BAYADA Home Health Care; Marana (AZ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to provide home health visit care in the northern Tucson/Marana territory. This is a part-time or full-time opportunity, requiring Arizona OTA licensure and willingness to travel within the assigned area.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering rehabilitative care to help clients maintain independence and safely receive services at home.

Qualifications

• Be licensed as an Occupational Therapist Assistant by the state of Arizona.
• Must be willing to travel in assigned territory.
• Graduate from an OTA program accredited by AMA/AOTA.
• Two years of appropriate OTA experience and proficiency exam as required before 1977, if applicable.
• At least one year of work experience under supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist.

Responsibilities

• Provide home health visit care to clients in the northern Tucson/Marana territory.
• Be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team delivering rehabilitative care and skilled nursing at home.

Skills

Travel willingness

Education

Arizona OTA license

Graduated from accredited OTA program

Job description

BAYADA Home Health Care has an immediate opening for a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to provide home health visit care to clients in the northern Tucson / Marana territory. This is a part time or full time opportunity.

As a home health care Occupational Therapy Assistant, 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 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 must:

• Be licensed as an Occupational Therapist Assistant by the state of Arizona
• 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.

BAYADA believes that our employees are our greatest asset:

• 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 is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

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.