Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) - Skilled Nursing and Home Health - Full Time
About The Position
The Skilled Rehab and Home Health team at Good Samaritan Auburn/Syracuse seeks to hire an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join their team. The position is full time, 30-35 hours per week, with potential for part-time. The role involves working weekdays, with flexibility for weekends and holidays, covering the Auburn/Syracuse Skilled Nursing Facility and southeast Nebraska Home Health clients. The team currently treats conditions such as orthopedic issues, weakness, balance/falls/gait problems, cervical/back pain, general deconditioning, and other various conditions. The ideal candidate will complement the existing team of one full-time OT and one part-time OT. New graduates are welcome. Paid travel and mileage are provided between home health patients. This position is an active participant of the Nebraska Rural Health Workforce Incentive Program, offering monetary incentives to select healthcare professionals in exchange for a service commitment to work in a rural county for a 5-year period.
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 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).
- Conforms to the supervision and licensing standards of the state(s) where services are provided.
Responsibilities
- Assists patients/residents/clients with therapy activities and exercises scheduled in a treatment plan, under the supervision of an occupational therapist, to improve patients'/residents'/clients' quality of life and ability to perform daily activities.
- 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.
Benefits
- Paid travel and mileage between home health patients.
- Active participant of the Nebraska Rural Health Workforce Incentive Program that offers monetary incentives to select healthcare professionals, including PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs, and SLPs in exchange for a service commitment to work in a rural county for a 5-year period.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
