Cota
About The Position
Cape Regency Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is hiring a per diem Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) to join its care team in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The COTA assists with collecting assessment data and providing direct treatment to a general rehabilitation caseload under the direction and supervision of an Occupational Therapist. The position also participates in clinical program development and implementation. Treatments are provided under a physician’s order and follow an established plan of care. Treatment venues include individual, supervised, and group settings. The COTA contributes to team meetings and decision-making, consults with and trains patients, residents, and caregivers, monitors efficiencies with a supervisor, and documents activities promptly using the company’s clinical documentation system. The role requires consistent knowledge and application of Medicare and other reimbursement regulations. The position requires significant standing and walking, direct patient care, equipment manipulation, and documentation. The COTA must communicate effectively with staff and customers, work with people across a wide range of ages, personalities, and cultural backgrounds, and understand and articulate English. The facility states that staff must be up to date with COVID and flu vaccinations or acknowledge a declination.
Requirements
- Associate degree in occupational therapy assistant from an accredited program.
- Continuing education units in accordance with state licensure requirements.
- Massachusetts OTA license.
- Ability to function effectively in multifaceted systems and interact effectively with all levels of staff and customers.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to stand and walk for significant amounts of time.
- Ability to perform documentation tasks, manipulate equipment, and provide direct patient care.
- Ability to work with a wide range of personality types, ages, and diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Ability to articulate and comprehend English.
- Staff must be up to date with COVID and flu vaccinations or acknowledge a declination of the vaccination(s).
Responsibilities
- Provide direct resident treatments under a physician’s order and in accordance with an established plan of care.
- Deliver treatment in individual, supervised, and group settings.
- Assist with collecting assessment data for a general rehabilitation caseload under the direction and supervision of an Occupational Therapist.
- Contribute to team meetings and the decision-making process as defined by the program.
- Consult with and train patients, residents, and caregivers.
- Monitor efficiencies on an ongoing basis in collaboration with a supervisor.
- Document activities promptly according to the company’s clinical documentation system.
- Apply knowledge of Medicare and other reimbursement regulations consistently.
- Participate in clinical program development and implementation.
Benefits
- Competitive weekly pay, up to $36 an hour.
- Holiday pay for hourly and salaried employees.
- Overtime pay for hourly employees.
- Career advancement opportunities.
- Exclusive employer discount program.
- Employer-paid life insurance for eligible team members.
- 401(k) with employer match for eligible team members.
- Vacation and personal time for eligible team members.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible team members.
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Education Level
Associate degree
