Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant / COTA

Responsibilities

• Affords patient performance assessment commensurate with training and qualifications.
• Recommends equipment or alterations to architectural barriers to the therapist of record for their respective discipline.
• Might act as a clinical instructor and/or assist with the orientation of new employees or volunteers.
• Intervenes with self-care, home management; therapeutic activities, performing and interpreting manual muscle and range of motion tests; positioning/seating, transfers, fine motor and gross motor skill, coordination; neuromuscular facilitation; motor control; design, fabrication or application of selected orthotics or prosthetic devices; pressure garment fitting; guidance in the selection and use of adaptive equipment; exercises to enhance functional performance; functional training for integration and reintegration in the community, home, and work, work simulation, and ergonomics; energy conservation; joint protection; feeding techniques and oral motor facilitation; functional mobility; therapeutic modalities; sensorimotor activities; psychosocial skills and behavior management; cognitive retraining; and appraisal and adaptation of environments for patients with mental and/or physical disabilities.
• Educates persons served and other stakeholders.
• Communicates and documents treatment and appropriate charges for treatment per policy and procedure.
• Reports to the therapist delegating and the assigned Manager or Director.

Qualifications

• REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• EDUCATION: Associate's degree from an accredited school for Occupational Therapy Assistants
• LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS: OTA (Occupational Therapy Assistant) OR Temporary OTA (Occupational Therapy Assistant) BLS (Basic Life Support) Issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association within 30 days of hire