Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
Midwest Health, Inc. · Garden City, KS · 2 wk ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
Duties And Responsibilities
- Comply with the Facility’s personnel, safety, and corporate policies and procedures.
- Report witnessed or reported allegations of resident abuse/neglect immediately to the Administrator or Director of Nursing.
- Treat residents, family members, visitors, and team members with dignity and respect.
- Maintain the confidentiality of all resident and family information.
- Report to work on time and as scheduled.
- May conduct general activity programs and supportive or maintenance programs.
- Communicate with other personnel regarding the resident’s total treatment program, especially to the OTR who will need to make appropriate alterations in treatment program needs for a specific patient.
- Maintain accurate records of treatments given and all appropriate paperwork according to the policies of the company with supervising Registered Occupational Therapist to co-sign all progress notes.
- Attain an efficiency standard for delivery of occupational therapy services.
Essential Job Duties/Physical Requirements
- Regular worksite attendance.
- Lift up to 10 lbs: Frequently
- Lift 11 to 25 lbs: Rarely
- Lift 26 to 50 lbs: Occasionally
- Carry up to 10 lbs: Frequently
- Carry 11 to 25 lbs: Frequently
- Reach above shoulder height: Frequently
- Reach at shoulder height: Frequently
- Reach below shoulder height: Frequently
- Push/Pull: Frequently
- Hand Manipulation: Grasping: Frequently
- Handling: Constantly
- Torquing: Rarely
- Fingering: Constantly
- Talking: Required
- Hearing: Required
- Sight: Required
- Tasting and Smelling: Not Required
- Twisting, Bending, Crawling, Squatting, Kneeling, Crouching, Climbing and Balancing: All required
- Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the Facility.
- Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
- This is a physical position, as employee may be required to walk and stand for extended periods of time.
- Employee should be energetic and creative.