Occupational Therapy Assistant COTA Home Health

About the Role

At Elara Caring, we provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their homes. As a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant, you play a key role in delivering compassionate, high-quality care to patients and families in their preferred home setting.

Responsibilities

• Promotes Elara Caring’s philosophy, mission statement, and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Assists in implementing the rehabilitation needs by following a plan of care in accordance with the Occupational Therapist’s findings.
• Makes routine visits and re-evaluates the patient’s therapy needs during each visit.
• Communicates significant findings, problems, changes in condition, or environment to the appropriate supervisor, Occupational Therapist, the physician, and other team members involved with patient care.
• Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, established standards, and guidelines.
• Counsels and instructs the patient and/or caregiver in meeting therapy and related needs, and in the therapy home exercise program, providing requests for modification and clarification.
• Promotes compliance with all fiscal intermediary and/or other third-party payers through education, coaching, and other assistance.
• Identifies and reports potential payment/coverage problems to the appropriate Supervisor.
• Maintains current knowledge of, and ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations along with current Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party reimbursement regulations and changes.
• Assures the continuity of quality patient care is delivered.
• Maintains communication with clinical staff providing updates and changes in schedules, patient data or needs, physician orders, or special instructions.
• Assures clinical notes are entered timely and indicates continuing communication and coordination of services with physician, other staff, and disciplines.
• Implements all available actions to prevent avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits.

This role operates in a physically demanding, high-stress environment with a full range of body motion, including handling, lifting, and transfer of patients. Potentially irregular hours, including on-call if applicable.

Requirements

• Graduate of a certified occupational therapy curriculum established by the Occupational Therapy Association.
• Current, unrestricted COTA certification in the state of work.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience as a COTA in a clinical care setting.
• Able and willing to travel within branch/office coverage area. Must have a dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws.
• Must be able and willing to travel 50%.
• Able to sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs.

Benefits

• Work autonomy and flexible schedules.
• 1:1 patient care.
• Supportive and collaborative environment.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(K) with employer match.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, family and pet bereavement.
• Pet insurance.