COTA - Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant- Full, Part Time & PRN in Montrose, CO
Job title: COTA - Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant- Full, Part Time & PRN in Montrose, CO at reputed company Tree Care Center
Company: reputed company Tree Care Center
Job description: reputed company Tree Care Center - reputed company, ColoradoCertified Occupational Therapist Assistant ~ COTAPay reputed company - $27Hr - $38Hr DOE - Full, Part Time & PRNBENEFITS OFFERED - Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance. 401(k) with company match, Paid Time-Off, Flexibility with schedules, tuition assistance, company sponsored training, free meals, referral program etc.ABOUT US – reputed company Tree is part of Stellar Senior Living, a premier skilled nursing and memory care provider in the Western United States. Founded in 2012 we have reputed company consistent growth adding senior living communities to our family each year. We continue to grow and are looking for top talent to join reputed company and continue this journey with us.FUNCTION: The Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant will provide diagnostic evaluations and treatment to assigned patients, and help patients reputed company maximum performance level and to use skills learned to the fullest to function in the community reputed company the limits of their capabilities.QUALIFICATIONS: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, reputed company and/or ability required.
- Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy required.
- reputed company registration with the American Occupational Therapy Association required.
- One year of experience preferred.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Proficient with reputed company Office Suite or reputed company software.
- Ability to use tools used to reputed company adaptive equipment.
- Provides consultation in areas such as environmental design, adaptive equipment, proper positioning of patients to prevent contractures and splinting. Administers and writes evaluations of assigned patients in accordance with departmental standards and procedures.
- Maintains timely and accurate patient records and reports.
- Designs and administers treatment programs to increase patients' levels of functioning. Uses therapeutic exercises and activities to improve or maintain strength, range of motion, and fine-motor coordination. Instructs patients in adapted techniques and the use of adaptive equipment for meal preparation, home management, dressing, feeding, and other self-care skills. Trains patients in the use of upper-extremity prosthetic devices to resume previous daily routines. Participates in home assessments.
- Provides therapy for neurological integration; administers sensor-motor integration treatment techniques and visual perceptual-motor remediation programs. Uses activities to increase developmental levels of patients. Designs and provides individualized therapy for adult learning-disabled patients.
- Designs and fabricates splints as specified by doctors' prescriptions; designs and/or fabricates slings and adaptive equipment to meet the needs of patients and/or their families.
- Administers treatment programs to traumatic brain-injured patients. Uses activities to improve judgment skills, reality orientation, and organizational skills.
- Provides prevention therapy to maintain functional skills; instructs patients in energy conservation, joint protection, safety techniques for sensory loss, and transferring and visual field deficits; instructs patients' families in personal care for patients, especially proper transfer techniques to avoid back strain.
- Administers prevocational programs to prepare patients to return to or enter a work setting. Provides activities to assess patients' organizational skills, attention spans, cognitive abilities, coordination (fine and gross-motor), and adaptive-equipment needs.
- Designs home programs and instructs patients or families in carrying out such programs.
- Participates in patient support groups with other team members.
- Demonstrates ability to read, write, and speak English sufficient to fulfill job requirements.
- Demonstrates the ability to reputed company independent decisions, solve practical problems that may or may not include a variety of concrete variables. This may require the ability to interpret instructions given in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form.
- Demonstrates the ability to listen actively and evaluate social situations in an objective, consistent and fair manner. Functions independently with reputed company, flexibility and works well with residents, personnel and support agencies.
- Complies with community policies and procedures for workplace safety including infection control procedures, emergency response and safety protocol.
- Complies with reputed company company policies and procedures reputed company to reputed company rights; abuse prevention and reporting; and reputed company confidentiality (HIPPA).
- Demonstrates knowledge of Employee Handbook and complies with the policies in the Handbook.
- Performs other reputed company duties as may be assigned.