What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) - Part Time position at Interim HealthCare?
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Home Health Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)
in Janesville/Beloit, WI area
Embark on a new career path where therapy is customized to a patient’s life and outcomes are optimized. As a Home Health OT, you’ll help patients regain their independence and learn to perform everyday activities in the comfort and familiarity of home.
Interim HealthCare® is the nation’s first home care company and leading employer of Home Health OTs. We understand the importance of personalized therapy to patients in need of creative strategies to make daily activities easier. As a Home Health OT, you’ll help people get back to the things they love in the place where life is lived. If this ignites your passion for therapy, you are made for this!
Our Home Health Occupational Therapists enjoy some excellent benefits:
- 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
- Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
- Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
- Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
- Paid mileage, flexible/self-scheduling, and 401K
As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:
- Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient.
- Acts at the direction and under the supervision of the treating occupational therapist and in accordance with the plan of care.
- Participates in the development and evaluation of the plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
- Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
- Assists the treating occupational therapist in documenting a patient’s progress and response to treatment.
- Teaches task-oriented therapeutic activities designed to restore physical function, as well as sensory-integrative function,
- Teaches compensatory technique to improve the level of independence in the activities of daily living (ADLs).
- Completes and submits timely, legible, accurate, relevant, and sufficient clinical documentation (written or electronic) addressing the treatment and interventions provided, the patient’s response to the treatment and interventions, and the patient’s progress toward goals in accordance with professional standards of practice, policy and procedures, and payor requirements.
- Counsels and educates the patient and the family, and other caregivers to promote patient progress toward mutually established goals and in meeting healthcare related needs.
- Effectively communicates with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team providing care to promote coordination of patient care and planning for discharge
- Communicates with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current plan of care.
Qualifications
A few must-haves for Home Health Occupational Therapists:
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program and active COTA license in Wisconsin.
- Minimum of 1 year of occupational therapy experience, ideally in home healthcare
- CPR certification
- Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
- Good clinical judgement, strong interpersonal skills, resourceful and compassionate
Why Work for Interim HealthCare?
Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health Occupational Therapists (OTs). Operating through 300 offices, our commitment to you is expressed through a family-oriented culture that values and appreciates therapists, and a passion to put patients first. Join a nationwide network of OTs who are making a significant impact in the lives of others through the personalized, home-based therapy they provide.
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