COTA

General Purpose

The Staff Occupational Therapist Assistant assists the Staff Occupational Therapist with patient related activities and direct patient care.

Essential Duties

• Treat patients as directed by the Occupational Therapist.
• Record daily treatment notes and weekly progress notes per OT Board.
• Treat patients per the physician treatment plan.
• Assist nursing department with training of Restorative Aides.
• Communicate with supervisor and other health team members regarding patient progress, problem and plans.
• Participate in in-services training program for other staff in the facility.
• Record evaluations, daily treatment notes, weekly progress notes, recertification documentation, per Occupational Therapy Board State Practice Act and governmental and third-party payer requirements.
• Record treatment changes per policy and procedures.
• Instruct patient's families or nursing staff in maintenance program and caregiver training in preparation for discharge from therapy services.
• Participate in discharge planning.
• Assist with cleaning and maintenance of treatment area.
• Report any problems with department equipment so that it is maintained in good working order.
• Ability to relate positively, effectively, and appropriately with patients/residents, families, staff and professional colleagues.

Supervisory Requirements

This position is not a supervisory position.

Qualification

• Education and/or Experience
• Licensed as a Staff Occupational Therapy Assistant Board of the State.
• Proficient in computer skills such as inputting data into programs such as Casamba and Point Click Care.
• Language Skills
• Ability to read technical procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, coworkers and families.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability
• Ability to solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Licensed as an Occupational Therapist Assistant in the state.
• Employee must meet continue education requirements per state practices.
• Must maintain a license in good standing at all time with the state board.

Physical Demands

• The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities: Standing and /or walking very frequently.
• Sitting occasionally.
• Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently.
• Talking and /or hearing very frequently.
• Tasting and /or smelling very frequently.

• Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and or excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or excess of 20 pounds of force constant to move objects.
• Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally.
• Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.

Additional Information

• Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• Critical features of this job are described under various headings above.
• The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed.
• They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.