Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, COTA - Home Health - FT

VitalCaring Group•Port Saint Lucie, FL

12d•Onsite

About The Position

At VitalCaring, our team members transform lives and foster hope through genuine caring. As a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will provide compassionate, hands-on occupational therapy services under the direction of a Registered Occupational Therapist. You will help patients maintain dignity, independence, and comfort while supporting meaningful function at the end of life. Guided by our values—trustworthy, capable, compassionate, proactive, and called—every encounter is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

Requirements

Graduate of an AOTA-accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
Current state certification or licensure as required.
Minimum of one year of clinical experience as a COTA.
Current CPR certification.
Licensed driver with a reliable, insured automobile meeting organizational requirements.

Responsibilities

Participate in ongoing evaluation of a patient’s functional status—including muscle function, endurance, coordination, communication abilities, self-care skills, and work capacity—as delegated by the Occupational Therapist.
Assist in assessing the home environment for safety hazards or barriers to independence.
Teach and retrain patients in daily activities lost due to illness or injury, in alignment with organization policy.
Follow the established treatment plan and goals created by the Occupational Therapist; document patient response and progress.
Identify patient or caregiver needs for additional home care services; consult with the supervising OT and assist with referrals as appropriate.
Participate in educating caregivers and interdisciplinary team members on patient treatment regimens as delegated.
Maintain appropriate clinical records and promptly report any changes in patient condition to the supervising OT.
Submit accurate, timely documentation according to organizational policy.
Communicate effectively with all personnel involved in the patient’s care to ensure coordinated and efficient service delivery; document all relevant communication per policy.
Ensure the clinical record reflects ongoing communication with the OT, patient condition changes, treatment responses, plan-of-care updates, and patient outcomes.
Attend and contribute to in-services, interdisciplinary group meetings, and other required meetings to support coordinated care.
Receive supervisory visits from the Registered Occupational Therapist at least every 30 days.
Actively participate in quality assessment and performance improvement activities.
Perform additional duties as assigned.