Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
Company: Stormont-Vail HealthCare
Location: Topeka
Posted on: May 9, 2024
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Job Description:
_ Schedule: M-F 8-4:30 with weekend rotations _ A Brief Overview
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) works under the
direction of a registered Occupational Therapist (OTR). In this
work setting, COTAs (Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant) aid
in the provision of rehabilitative services for people suffering
from physical, developmental, mental or emotional impairments.
COTAs (Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant) provide OT
services for patients including treatment plan implementation,
patient/family instruction/education, and assist in discharge
planning in order to maximize independence in daily living skills.
This position may provide direct services in the following areas:
General Acute Care, Joint Center, Spine Center, and ICU. Education
Qualifications Associate's Degree Occupational Therapy Required
Licenses and Certifications Occupational Therapist Assistant -
KSBHA Required Basic Life Support - BLS Required within 90 days of
hire. Skills and Abilities Ability to read and interpret documents
such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and
procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and
correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of
customers or employees of organization. Ability to provide both
written and verbal information to relay patient treatment notes
among disciplines involved in their care. (Required proficiency)
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of
measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent to draw and interpret
graphs. (Required proficiency) Ability to solve practical problems
and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where
only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety
of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule
form. (Required proficiency) Database software, E-mail,
Word-processing and EPIC. (Required proficiency) What you will do
Implementation of Occupational Therapy Plan of Care. Confers with
members of occupational therapy staff and other health team members
individually and in conference, to exchange, discuss and evaluate
patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating
treatment programs. Completes objective measures to include joint
range of motion, and completes standardized assessments to
determine effect of specific treatments or to assist Occupational
Therapist in compiling data for patient evaluations. Provides
appropriate treatment methods including manual therapy techniques,
therapeutic exercises, therapeutic activities, ADL retraining,
cognitive re-training and neuromuscular re-education, to enhance
physical and emotional well-being, leading toward goal achievement.
Fabrication of upper extremity splints/orthotic devices in
collaboration with OTR Fabrication, exploration or instruction in
adaptive equipment used to increase maximum independence level with
ADL tasks. Provide prescribed physical agent modalities. Instructs,
motivates, and assist patients to learn and improve functional
activities such as transfers, bed mobility, functional ambulation,
and activities of daily living. Provide patient, family and staff
education in OT techniques and objectives. Assists in the
orientation of new Occupational Therapy staff and Occupational
Therapy students. Completes all required departmental and hospital
documentation. Performs clerical duties such as taking inventory,
ordering supplies, answering telephones, taking messages, and
filling out forms. Completes department and hospital required
competencies/education as assigned. Gathers material and supplies
for individual use and cleans and returns to appropriate areas at
the end of treatment sessions.Job Type: Full-timePay: From $24.50
per hourExpected hours: 40 per weekBenefits: Dental insurance
Disability insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance
Life insurance Paid time off Vision insuranceSchedule: Day
shiftWork Location: In person
Keywords: Stormont-Vail HealthCare, Topeka , Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA), Healthcare , Topeka, Kansas
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