Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
Company: Interim HealthCare
Location: Loveland
Posted on: April 22, 2024
Job Description:
Home Health Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)
-Opportunities in: Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley and surrounding
areasCompensation: $45 per visit, PLUS -travel and mileage
compensationEmbark on a new career path where therapy is customized
to a patient's life and outcomes are optimized. As a Home Health
COTA, you'll help patients regain their independence and learn to
perform everyday activities in the comfort and familiarity of their
own home.Interim HealthCare - is the nation's first home care
company and leading employer of Home Health COTAs. - - 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 Therapy
Assistants enjoy some excellent benefits:
- Competitive, Weekly pay with travel time and mileage
reimbursement!
- Holiday and PTO pay for full time employees.
- Supportive, caring management that will have your back!
- Medical for full-time, dental, vision and supplemental benefits
available for everyone.
- 1:1 patient ratio; where you make a difference in our patients
care with flexible assignments to fit your needs!
- Continuing education benefits and discounted coursed through
Colorado Christian University and Rasmussen University.As a Home
Health Occupational Therapy Assistant, here's a big-picture view of
what you'll do:
- Teaches task orientated therapeutic activities per the plan of
care
- Work as part of a home health team which may include an RN,
LPN, CNA, HHA, PT, OT and SLP, focused on the patient's plan of
care and personal goals -
- Participate in assessments for the patient, observe deficits,
and work with the OT to establish therapy goals and document
progress
- Assist patient with exercises to improve fine motor skills and
coordination
- Educate patient and family on plan of care, exercises, goals
and self-careA few must-haves for Home Health Occupational Therapy
Assistant:
- Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist Assistant in the
state of Colorado.
- A graduate of an occupational therapy education program
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy
Education (ACOTE) of the American -Occupational Therapy Association
(AOTA), or its successor organizations of ACOTE and is eligible to
take, or has successfully -completed the entry-level certification
examination for occupational therapy assistant developed and
administered by the National Board for Certification in
Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT).
- In the last five (5) years, two (2) years of experience as an
Occupational Therapy assistant that is relevant to the patient
population assigned. -
- Health care CPR Certified. -(demonstration course
required)
- Pass a background check and drug test (we are required to test
for THC)
- No Covid Vaccination RequiredWhy 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) and Occupational Therapy Assistants
(COTA). 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 and COTAs, who are making a significant
impact in the lives of others through the personalized, home-based
therapy they provide. Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity
employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the
workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind
based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national
origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other
protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local
laws.Application Deadline: Accepting ongoing applications.
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Location: Loveland, CO - 80537
Keywords: Interim HealthCare, Loveland , Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA), Healthcare , Loveland, Colorado
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