Occupational Therapy Assistant COTA Home Health

Pruitthealth Corporation; Ladson (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

PruittHealth Corporation is seeking a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) for Home Health services in South Carolina. The role is full-time, with responsibilities across patient care, documentation, and collaboration with the care team to ensure continuity and quality of service.

New pay per point compensation offers top market pay with opportunities for growth, mileage reimbursement, and flexible scheduling within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Must hold valid and unrestricted OT assistant license in state of practice.
• Graduate of ACOTE accredited school.
• If foreign-trained, credentials must be deemed equivalent by an approved agency.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of home care and competency in patient-care skills.
• Communicate and document tasks promptly and accurately.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to maintain continuity of care.
• Follow procedures for emergencies impacting service delivery.
• Report patient progress to supervisory personnel.
• Ensure clean, safe environment with stocked supplies and functioning equipment.
• Contribute to teamwork and support cultural diversity.
• Report violations to supervisor until resolved.
• Self-directed, prioritize, manage time, meet deadlines.

Skills

Home health care

Communication skills

Time management

Education

ACOTE accredited program

State OT assistant license

Tools

Medical equipment

Documentation systems

Job description

Job Description - Occupational Therapy Assistant COTA Home Health (2612539)

Occupational Therapy Assistant COTA Home Health - 2612539

Description

Certified Occupational Therapist COTA - Home Health Services

Full Time

Home is where the heart is! That's why PruittHealth @ Home is committed to caring for our patients and residents, as well as providing our employees with a rewarding career as a member of our PruittHealth family.

New Pay Per Point Model – Top pay in the industry

Our Compensation Plan for our clinicians is top of market and pays higher for visits that require greater effort. By assigning higher point values, we can directly tie your compensation to the work you perform, and time spent outside of a visit.

JOB PURPOSE:

To assist in the execution of the occupational therapy care plan/ treatment to patients as prescribed by the evaluating therapist and physician according to the State Practice Acts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates knowledge of home care and competency in discipline for specific patient care skills
• Communicate and document tasks in a timely and accurate manner.
• Helps maintain continuity of care by collaborating with the interdisciplinary team
• Follow procedures for handling medical emergencies or other incidents that affect the delivery of service.
• Report patient progress and problems to supervisory personnel.
• Provide a clean, safe environment with well-stocked supplies and functioning equipment. Has current knowledge of proper equipment usage.
• Foster teamwork by contributing ideas, listening to others, and supporting cultural diversity.
• Report any alleged or suspected violations to supervisor and/or others until the issue is resolved.
• Ability to be self-directed, prioritize, manage time appropriately, and meet outcomes and strategic goals by targeted deadlines.

As a member of our team, clinicians will have access to top-of-the-market pay structures with unlimited income potential, progressive benefit plan, mileage reimbursement, opportunity for career growth, additional pay incentives, and flexible schedules – plus a great team environment that reflects our commitment to caring for our 16,000 partners.

Qualifications

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• One (1) years of experience working with adults in a healthcare setting.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have a valid and unrestricted professional license in state of practice.
• Graduate of ACOTE accredited school
• If foreign-trained, the program must be deemed substantially equivalent to an Occupational Therapy Assistant entry level education in the U.S. by a credentials evaluation organization approved by the AOTA.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Home Health experience is desirable.

Family Makes Us Stronger.

Our family, your family, one family. Committed to loving, giving, and caring. United in making a difference.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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