Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
Facility: Sanford Hankinson Clinic
Location: Hankinson, ND
About the role
Begin your career journey with us and start changing lives today as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you would work under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist to improve residents' quality of life and ability to perform daily activities by assisting with therapy activities and exercises scheduled in a treatment plan. Here you’ll be given the opportunity to use and develop skills like problem-solving, communication, and creativity while delivering quality, holistic care.
Responsibilities
- Provides, monitors and records services to patients/residents with physical, cognitive, developmental and psychosocial impairments
- Selects, implements, and modifies activities and interventions that are consistent with demonstrated competency levels and goals
- Exchanges information with and provides documentation to the occupational therapist
- Knowledgeable about the patient's/resident's targeted occupational therapy outcomes
Requirements
- Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure
- Must be licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in the state(s) of practice
- When working at a Sanford Health Facility (not required but preferred for GSS Facilities): Must also be certified as an Occupational Therapy Assistant through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
- Conforms to the supervision and licensing standards of the state(s) where services are provided
- When applicable, may require valid driver's license
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six months of employment
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Work/life balance benefits
- Generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance
For more information about Total Rewards, visit sanfordcareers.com/benefits.
Pay
Salary Range: $20.50 - $33.00 per hour
Schedule
- Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Weekly Hours: 32.00