Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) - Acute Care

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This is a union position. The Acute therapy department is a team-oriented, fast-paced environment offering the opportunity to rotate to various units and work with a wide variety of patient diagnoses, including pulmonary, surgical/trauma, cardiology, renal, ortho, neuro, oncology, and general medical. New graduates are welcome. The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) assists patients with therapy activities and exercises as scheduled in a treatment plan, under the supervision of an occupational therapist, to improve their quality of life and ability to perform daily activities.

Requirements

Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure.
Must be licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in the state(s) of practice.
When working at a Sanford Health Facility (not required but preferred for GSS Facilities): Must also be certified as an Occupational Therapy Assistant through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
Conforms to the supervision and licensing standards of the state(s) where services are provided.
When applicable, may require valid driver's license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six months of employment.

Nice To Haves

When working at a Sanford Health Facility (not required but preferred for GSS Facilities): Must also be certified as an Occupational Therapy Assistant through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).

Responsibilities

Provides, monitors and records therapy services to patients/residents/clients with physical, cognitive, developmental and psychosocial impairments, in line with related standard concepts, practices and procedures.
Selects, implements, and makes modifications to therapeutic activities and interventions that are consistent with demonstrated competency levels, patient's/resident's/client's goals, and the requirements of the practice setting and/or state licensure.
Contributes to the process by exchanging information with and providing documentation to the occupational therapist about the patient's/resident's/client's responses to and communications during intervention.
Responsible for being knowledgeable about the patient's/resident's/client's targeted occupational therapy outcomes and for providing information and documentation related to outcome achievement.
Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization.
As needed, performs other related duties as requested.
Depending on location and facility needs, work may focus on those receiving intervention in the post-acute, long term care, and home health care environments.