COTA

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

Savings and retirement resources

Education support

Additional benefits

Job summary

Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER, part of HCA Healthcare, invites you to join as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant. You will support the OT in treatment planning, education, and documentation, with supervision by an OT and opportunities for student supervision.

Relocation assistance is available for eligible full-time candidates, and eligibility for benefits applies. The role involves collaboration with physicians and care teams to ensure quality rehab services in a community hospital

Qualifications

• BLS certification or verification as required by policy.
• Current Occupational Therapy Assistant licensure in Kansas.
• Associates degree of Science in Occupational Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Assist OT in implementing treatment plans, education, and discharge planning under supervision.
• Communicate with patients, families, physicians, and staff about disability, treatment plan and outcomes.
• Assist with discharge planning for rehab services at other facilities as needed.
• Document patient activities clearly and timely per hospital policy.
• Supervise OTA students during affiliations and provide education sessions as needed.
• Monitor compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Support education practices and foster a responsive environment to change.
• Meet productivity requirements consistently.
• Contact physicians and staff to promote rehab services.

Education

BLS certification

Kansas OTA licensure

Associates degree of Science in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) COTA? At Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Relocation assistance available for eligible candidates (up to $5,000 for full-time roles).

As a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant, you assist the Occupational Therapist in implementing the patient’s treatment plan, education, dismissal planning and documentation with minimum weekly review and supervision by an Occupational Therapist.

What you should expect to do in this role:

• Assists the Occupational Therapist in implementing the patient’s treatment plan, education, dismissal planning and documentation with minimum weekly review and supervision by an Occupational Therapist
• Communicates verbally with the patient, family, physicians and other health care staff regarding the nature of the patient’s disability, treatment plan, safety issues and expected outcome of the patient
• Assists with discharge planning for the patient who will be continuing rehabilitation service at another facility
• Documents all patient related activities in a manner that is thorough, clear, timely and allows for easy retrieval of information and is consistent with medical center policies and procedures
• Supervises Occupational Therapy Assistant students during their clinical affiliations and provide formal and informal education sessions to patients, families, physicians, health care staff, students or any other group requesting information on topics within the scope of practice
• Monitors compliance with all applicable laws and regulations promulgated by the government or other third parties
• Assists the organization in incorporating the guiding principles into its education practices and in creating an environment responsive to change
• Consistently meets established productivity requirements
• Contacts physicians and office staff to promote Rehab services and Wesley Medical Center

What qualification you will need for this role:

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) verification course, as specified in policy
• Current Occupational Therapy Assistance licensure in the state of Kansas
• Associates degree of Science in Occupational Therapy

Benefits

Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER (https://wesleymc.com/locations/wesley-woodlawn-hospital/) is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and is an affiliate of HCA Healthcare.

From door side parking to a convenient one-story campus where state-of-the-art treatments and technologies are always only a few steps away, Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER delivers more than you might expect from a community hospital in Wichita, Kansas . You’ll find a place that offers world-class emergency care, a wide range of specialized medical services and all the resources of Wesley Healthcare (https://wesleymc.com/home/) . Our 99+ bed hospital specializes in Emergency Care, Heart & Vascular Care, Oncology, Women’s Care, Spine Care, Robotic Surgery, Primary Care, and Orthopedic Care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

“Good people beget good people.”- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our COTA opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.