Full time Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)

Heritage Ridge Senior Living at Johnstown; Johnstown (Cambria County); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage Ridge Senior Living at Johnstown is seeking a dedicated Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA/OTA) to join our rehabilitation team in a full-time, on-site role. You will work under a licensed therapist to support each resident’s treatment plan and contribute to interdisciplinary care.

You will document progress, communicate clinical updates, and help ensure high-quality outcomes. Prior experience with older adults is preferred, and ongoing training is provided.

Qualifications

• Graduate with minimally an associate’s degree in physical therapy or occupational therapy.
• Licensed or equivalent certification accepted by the designated professional accrediting body.
• Active licensed/certified assistant in assigned state(s) of employment as a Physical Therapy Assistant or Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant.
• Prefer experience/knowledge in older adult rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Assists and supports the plan of treatment for each resident as part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Reports to the Director of Rehabilitation or designee and is clinically overseen by the supervising therapist.
• Supervises aides and coordinates care according to the plan of care.
• Performs necessary documentation and communicates resident condition to ensure quality outcomes.
• Participates in in-service training and center processes as requested.

Education

Associate’s degree in Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy

Job description

Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA / OTA)

Full time

Summary of the Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA/ OTA):

• A licensed/certified therapy assistant overall responsibility is to assist and support the plan of treatment for each resident/resident assigned. The assistant is an active participant in the center and an integral part of the interdisciplinary team
• Operationally reports to the Director of Rehabilitation or designee center where providing therapy services. The Assistant is clinically overseen by the therapist coordinating care for the resident/resident as assigned. Supervises assistant students in their discipline according to state and federal guidelines
• Supervises clinically all aides working with residents to which the assistant is directing or overseeing the delivery of services according to an established plan of care. Supervision follows all accepted state and federal guidelines for the respective discipline

Responsibilities of the Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA/ OTA):

• Provides resident/resident rehabilitation care within all generally accepted practice methods, meeting all center, state, federal, and accrediting standards as directed by the therapists’ plan of care
• Works closely with the supervising therapist to communicate resident/resident condition and responses to ensure quality effective outcomes
• Performs the necessary documentation as indicated and directed
• Provides feedback to the therapist and Director of Rehabilitation on all clinical and rehabilitation issues
• Participates in all center directed processes and services and in-service training programs as requested
• Shows effective management of treatment and non-treatment related activities
• Performs necessary documentation to meet center, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements

Qualifications of the Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA/ OTA):

• A graduate of an accredited college or university with minimally an associate’s degree in physical therapy or occupational therapy. Assistant is licensed or equivalent certification accepted by the designated professional accrediting body
• Actively licensed/certified assistant in assigned state(s) of employment as a Physical Therapy Assistant or Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. Prefer-experience/knowledge in older adult rehabilitation
• Prefer knowledge in governmental and regulatory guidelines in designated healthcare settings
• Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA / OTA) Licensure: Current state licensure in respective discipline