Per Diem Certified Occupational Therapy assistant (COTA)

The Health Center at Bloomingdale; Bloomingdale (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

The Health Center at Bloomingdale is seeking a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA/ OTA) on a per diem basis to support the rehabilitation plan of each resident. The assistant collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and supervises aides under state guidelines.

Responsibilities include providing rehab care, documenting progress, communicating resident responses to therapy, and assisting the supervising therapist to ensure quality outcomes in daily center operations.

Qualifications

• Graduate with an associate's degree in physical or occupational therapy.
• Licensed/certified as COTA/OTA in the designated state.
• Active licensure/certification in the employed state.

Responsibilities

• Provides resident rehabilitation care under the plan of care.
• Communicates resident condition with supervising therapist.
• Completes required therapy documentation as directed.
• Provides feedback to therapists and Rehabilitation Director.
• Participates in center processes and in-service training.
• Manages treatment and non-treatment activities per plan.

Skills

Team collaboration

Supervisory skills

Interdisciplinary communication

Older adult rehabilitation

Education

Associate's degree in Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy

Current state licensure as COTA/OTA

Job description

Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA / OTA)

Per Diem

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