Certified occupational therapy assistant

Job description

Day (United States of America) Certified occupational therapy assistant The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant treats and/or trains pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients with physical or psychological dysfunction under the supervision of the registered Occupational Therapist (OTR). - Associates Degree in Occupational therapy from accredited program, approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association. - Clinical rotation included in the COTA degree. - Possesses knowledge and skills to care for the pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a hospital setting. - Professionalism in interpersonal communication skills with patients, patient families, colleagues, physicians and ancillary department personnel. - Customer-service oriented; able to effectively communicate verbally and written to build relationships with peers and key stakeholders at all levels in the organization. - Contributes to the evaluation process by gathering data, administering structured tests and reporting observations while under supervision of OTR. - Contributes to the development of the treatment plan and carries out implementation of the treatment plan. - Tracks the nee...