COTA

UPMC; Cumberland (MD); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Western Maryland is seeking a qualified Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to support acute care and inpatient rehab departments. This casual/as-needed, dayshift position includes rotating weekends and holidays and requires supervision by an occupational therapist and physician direction.

The COTA will recommend changes to treatment plans based on patient response and conditions. Responsibilities include assisting therapists, documenting care, administering tests, and

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited OTA program.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the practicing state.
• NBCOT Certification.
• CPR/BLS as required within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Attends and participates in staff meetings and departmental programs.
• Assists occupational therapists in surveys of pediatric to geriatric patients within scope of practice.
• Maintains documentation meeting facility standards, including patient status changes and treatments.
• Documentation cosigned per guidelines and state practice acts.
• Implements treatment plans under supervision and records outcomes.
• Administers standardized testing and records results for OT diagnoses.
• Provides therapeutic interventions per OT-developed plans for multiple age groups.
• Rotates through treatment areas to meet organizational needs.
• Provides supervision to clinical support staff as appropriate.
• Completes charge/statistical information reflecting services rendered.
• Schedules to maintain productivity per facility standards.
• Notifies OT of plan changes based on patient status.
• Requests and provides feedback to supervisors regarding performance and emergencies.

Education

Associate’s degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant

Job description

UPMC Western Maryland is seeking a COTA to support our Acute Care and Inpatient Rehab Departments! This is a Casual/As-Needed, dayshift position that will include rotating weekends and holidays. As a COTA, you will provide treatment under the direction of an occupational therapist as prescribed by the referring physician and supervising occupational therapist. Recommend changes in the treatment plan to the supervising occupational therapist based upon the patient's condition and response to treatment.

Responsibilities

• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings, staff development, departmental committees, and in-service education programs.
• Competently assists occupational therapists in the survey of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients within the scope of practice permitted by the Occupational Therapy Practice Acts of the practicing state.
• Maintains written/electronic documentation which meets or exceeds the standard established for the facility by the organization for all clinical services rendered including documentation of changes in a patient's status, cancellations, and the treatment intervention administered.
• Ensures documentation is cosigned in accordance with the facility specific guidelines and the Occupational Therapy Practice Acts of the practicing state.
• Demonstrates clinical ability to implement the treatment program within the plan of care outlined by the occupational therapist in a fashion that reflects current scientific and clinical knowledge to effectively achieve established outcomes/goals.
• Consistently and accurately administer standardized testing as requested by the attending occupational therapist and record results to generate appropriate OT diagnoses.
• Competently provides appropriate, comprehensive, and skillful therapeutic interventions based on treatment programs that have been developed by an occupational therapist for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients within the scope of practice permitted by the Occupational Therapy Practice Acts of practicing state.
• Rotates through selected treatment areas and/or facilities when necessary to facilitate organizational needs.
• Consistently utilizes and provides appropriate supervision to clinical support staff in accordance with Occupational Therapy Practice Acts of the practicing state.
• Completes necessary charge/statistical information to accurately reflect services documented and rendered to patients.
• Schedules to achieve and maintain a level of productivity that meets or exceeds the standard established for the facility by the organization.
• Demonstrates clinical ability to implement the treatment program within the plan of care outlined by the occupational therapist in accordance with patient response to treatment and/or change in patient medical status to maximize outcomes.
• Recognizes information that requires an alteration in the plan of care and notifies the occupational therapist in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Appropriately requests and actively provides objective feedback to supervisors regarding department performance and emergency situations.
• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) with associate's degree as an occupational therapy assistant.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

• Licensed or eligible for licensure in practicing state
• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Certification
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran