Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, Visits Home Health

BAYADA Home Health Care•Hilo, HI

12h•Onsite

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Home Health Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to join our Big Island Visits team. As a home health COTA, you’ll join a multi-disciplinary home health care team that provides rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, affording them the opportunity to receive medical care at home. We believe our clients and their families deserve the highest quality home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. Delivering this care is our highest priority and greatest joy. We want you to join us!

Requirements

Be licensed as an Occupational Therapist Assistant in Hawaii
Be willing and able to travel in assigned territory
Have graduated from an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the AMA and the AOTA, as indicated by school transcript or diploma; OR Have two years of appropriate experience as an Occupational Therapy Assistant and a satisfactory grade on a proficiency exam conducted, approved, or sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service when initial qualification occurred before December 31, 1977
Have at least one year of work experience supervised by a qualified Occupational Therapist

Responsibilities

Be partnered with an experienced and supportive home health Occupational Therapist
Follow established care plans and work with patients 1:1 to improve function, ADL, and IADLs
Educate and instruct patients, family members, and other patient representatives in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to support the client’s health, safety, and independent living
Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet