Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

California Post-Acute Care -

Summary : The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) works under the supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) to provide high-quality occupational therapy services. The COTA assists in implementing treatment plans designed to help patients of all ages develop, regain, and maintain the skills needed for daily living and working. This role is vital for helping individuals who have physical, developmental, emotional, or mental challenges achieve greater independence and improved quality of life.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provides patient care under the direction of a registered occupational therapist.
• Provides comprehensive, appropriate patient treatment in accordance with patient’s individual treatment plan as stipulated by supervising OT.
• Providing clear instruction to patients and families.
• Communicating with supervisor and other health team members regarding patient progress, barriers, and plans.
• Provide caregiver training to patients’ families, caregivers, or nursing staff.
• Demonstrating knowledge of appropriate resources for problem-solving and clinical best practice.
• Writes accurate, complete, and clear documentation in accordance with regulatory, licensing, payor, and accrediting requirements.
• Maintaining a current body of knowledge in areas of clinical expertise through seminars, professional journals, and peers.
• Meeting continuing education requirements of regulatory agencies.
• Contributes to building and maintaining a positive facility culture as a professional member of the staff.
• Demonstrates safe working practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor and / or Manager

The above listing of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive but rather to serve as a description of the range of duties and general nature of the position. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Education and Work Experience :

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations :

Knowledge and Skills :

1. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are mandatory.

2. Must be detail oriented and comfortable working in fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.

3. Teamwork collaboration is essential to the organization, so it is critical that the manager communicates and interacts well with other team members and is able to build positive relationships across all levels within the organization.

4. Must possess excellent organizational skills and be extremely flexible to meet customer demands, in addition to being able to work independently and prioritize multiple tasks in a changing environment with a high degree of accuracy.

5. Ability to follow oral and written instructions.

6. Ability to positively interact with personnel, customers, family members, visitors, government agencies / personnel and the general public.

7. Interacts with customers, families, visitors, center and the Company’s subsidiary personnel;

8. Carries out other tasks as requested in situations where hands-on intervention / participation may be required.

9. Provide annual verification of negative TB skin test.

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

(1) Physical Demands :

(Answer yes or no)

Reaching (overhead) yes

Handling Fingering yes

Feeling yes

Talking or Hearing yes

Seeing yes

(Answer : 0-33% - Rarely / 34-66% - Occasionally / 67-100% - Frequently)

Standing 67- 100%

Walking 67 - 100%

Sitting 0-33%

(Specify Amount of Weight in Pounds : Sedentary [10 lbs] / Light [20 lbs] / Medium [50 lbs] / Heavy [100 lbs] / Very Heavy [>

100 lbs])

Pulling 20

Lifting 20

Carrying 20

Pushing 20

(Answer yes or no)

Climbing (stairs) yes

Balancing yes

Stooping yes

Kneeling no

Crouching yes

Crawling no

Twisting yes

(2) Location of Job Activities (Answer in %) Outside 0% Travel may encompass up to 5% of time Inside 100%

(3) Environmental Conditions :

Answer yes or no)

Extreme heat with or without temperature changes no

Extreme cold with or without temperature changes no

Wet or humid no

Noise and / or vibrations no

Hazards (chemical, mechanical, radiant energy ) no

Explosives, burns, electrical, other no

Atmospheric conditions - Fumes, poor ventilation, mists, dusts, odors, gas no

Unprotected heights no

Moving machinery no

Operating automotive equipment yes

Operating foot controls yes

Uneven ground no

Protective clothing (list) no (gowns, masks, gloves in accordance with policy)

(4) Work Situations

(Answer yes or no)

Measurable or verifiable criteria yes

Dealing with people yes

Repetitive and continuous yes

Performing under stress yes

Set limits, tolerance or standards yes

Problem solving yes

Comparing yes

Taking instructions yes