Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) #ESF5122

ExpertHiring•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Our client provides full-service health care and personalized support to help you age well at home and in your community. This full-time Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) position involves administering participant treatment programs as established by the Occupational Therapist, assisting the Occupational Therapist in obtaining vital signs, ranges of motion, and strength testing. The role also requires coordinating with other members of the Rehabilitation team to implement activities and programs based on participants’ individual treatment plans, handling scheduling of participants’ treatments, clinical visits, and billing, and documenting occupational therapy interventions in accordance with established care plans, including the use of devices, techniques, and activities to promote muscle re-education, perceptual-motor and cognitive function, balance, endurance, and other factors affecting independence in performing ADLs.

Requirements

Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) associate’s degree from an accredited program.
Valid California OTA license, or proof of license eligibility.
Minimum of two (2) years of OTA experience in a clinical setting with a frail or elderly population.
OTA knowledge necessary to treat frail, elderly participants with complex needs.

Responsibilities

Administer participant treatment programs as established by the Occupational Therapist.
Assist the Occupational Therapist in obtaining vital signs, ranges of motion, and strength testing.
Coordinate with other members of the Rehabilitation team to implement activities and programs based on participants’ individual treatment plans.
Handle scheduling of participants’ treatments, clinical visits, and billing.
Document occupational therapy interventions in accordance with established care plans including but not limited to the use of devices, techniques, and activities to promote muscle re-education, perceptual-motor and cognitive function, balance, and endurance, and other factors affecting independence in performing ADLs.