Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)

Bedrock Healthcare; Abbotsford (WI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Great Work Environment

401k matched at 10%

Flexible Hours (8 hour shifts)

Paid Holidays

Same day pay with Tapcheck

Job summary

Abbotsford Health Care Center in Abbotsford, WI is recruiting an Occupational Therapist Aide to support an interdisciplinary team in delivering care to residents. The role focuses on assisting the occupational therapist with treatment and documentation while promoting residents’ independence and dignity.

The position offers flexible hours, a supportive work environment, and opportunities for professional growth within a trusted elder-care facility. Join our caring team today.

Qualifications

• Communication and written skills to interact with residents, families, and healthcare professionals.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret medical information and follow directives.
• Associate degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program.

Responsibilities

• Follow physicians’ orders for resident care and directions from the occupational therapist.
• Provide treatment to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function.
• Maintain timely resident reports and observe infection control procedures.
• Ensure resident safety and work cooperatively with the care team.

Skills

Communication

Verbal & Written

Organizational Skills

Education

Associates degree in OTA program

Job description

COME JOIN HOUR HEALTHCARE FAMILY!

Abbotsford Health Care Center makes it top priority to care for seniors with the respect, compassion, and dignity they deserve. We understand that caring is what makes a community and without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community. It is what sets us apart from any other skilled nursing facility. At Abbotsford , our nursing staff are overly courteous, respectful and maintain a high level of professionalism at all times. Our primary goal is to get you back in a condition to be independent once again while maintaining a friendly environment and providing nutritionally enhanced meals. We are currently recruiting for an Occupational Therapist Aide to join our team!

Benefits of this position

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Paid Time Off


• Great Work Environment


• 401k matched at 10%


• Flexible Hours (8 hour shifts)


• Paid Holidays


• Same day pay with Tapcheck


• Job location: Abbotsford, WI

Purpose of this position

The purpose of this position is to treat and document care for residents with impaired ability to perform at an independent level due to disease process under the supervision of an occupational therapist; participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings as required.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Follow physicians’ orders for resident care and follow directions of the occupational therapist.


• Provide appropriate treatment to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.


• Provide appropriate treatment, preventative measures and adaptive equipment to prevent decline in residents' function.


• Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state and local regulatory agencies and third-party payers.


• Provide adaptive equipment and preventative measures to prevent decline in residents' function.


• Observe infection control procedures.


• Be responsible for the safety of residents under his/her supervision.


• Consistently work cooperatively with residents, residents' representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants and ancillary service providers.


• Observe all facility policies and procedures.


• Observe all facility safety policies and procedures.


• Observe guidelines in the employees' handbook.


• Follow facility Residents' Rights policies.


• Adhere to Corporate Compliance Program Code of Conduct and policies and procedures.


• Attend Corporate Compliance Program in servicing as required.


• Comply with facility policies and procedures against discrimination and sexual harassment.


• Protect the privacy of resident Protected Health Information.


• Protect the confidentiality and security of all resident and facility information.


• Come to work in clean, neat attire and consistently present a professional appearance.


• Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.


• Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner


• Preform other related duties as directed by his/her supervisor.


• Preform all duties assigned in an effective, timely and professional manner.


• Support and respect other employees.


• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential physical and intellectual duty as identified. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Communication/Language Skills — Must have excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common medical information. Ability to effectively communicate with residents, their families and other healthcare professionals. Ability to present information to supervisor.


• Reasoning Ability — Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.


• Associates degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program