Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant - Full Time - Varies

Job description

Responsibilities The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) is a qualified, licensed professional who provides occupational therapy services to patients in the hospital/clinic as prescribed by the attending physician and the supervising Occupational Therapist. Qualifications: Education/Training/Experience: Must be a graduate of an accredited occupational therapy assistant curriculum approved by the American occupational Therapy Association or other approving body, and licensed in the state he/she currently practices. Traits: Must possess knowledge of the working environment of a COTA, acute care, SNF and outpatient rehab programs. Must possess effective communication skills. Physical Demands: - Visual and oral skills - Manual dexterity - Lifting: Medium (demonstrating proper lifting techniques) Occasional to frequent - Squatting/kneeling: Frequent - Walking/Standing: Frequent - Reaching: Frequent - Sitting: Frequent - Pushin6/Pulling: Occasional to frequent. - Repetitive UE Movements: Occasional to frequent - Grasping: Frequent DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Job Description: Occupational Therapy Assistant (continued) - Treat patients to relieve pain and or develop or restore...