Licensed Occupational Therapist Assistant

Prava Therapy•Sierra Madre, CA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Prava Therapy is hiring a full-time Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to join its embedded therapy team at The Kensington Sierra Madre in Sierra Madre, California. The role focuses on providing occupational therapy in residents’ everyday environments and routines, helping them build independence and participate in meaningful activities. Therapy may take place during evening routines when clinically appropriate, including dressing for dinner, bathroom use, transfers, mobility, and bedtime routines. The COTA works under the direction and supervision of an Occupational Therapist, translating the plan of care into functional progress. The position supports residents with cognitive, physical, and functional needs, including residents living with dementia. The COTA collaborates with the occupational therapy and interdisciplinary teams, caregivers, families, and community staff. Prava provides technology, clinical standards, AI-enabled documentation, credentialing, billing and revenue-cycle support, and operational systems so clinicians can focus on resident care.

Requirements

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA).
Provide occupational therapy interventions under the direction and supervision of an Occupational Therapist.
Collaborate with OTs, PTs, nursing, caregivers, and community leadership.
Be willing to flex the schedule into evening hours when resident goals and clinical needs call for it.

Nice To Haves

Enjoy working with older adults and residents living with dementia.
Enjoy working directly with residents and building genuine relationships.
Be creative and look for functional solutions.
Value clinical judgment, creativity, resident dignity, and autonomy.
View ADLs as opportunities to support independence and believe caregiver education is part of treatment.

Responsibilities

Provide skilled occupational therapy interventions under the direction and supervision of the Occupational Therapist.
Help residents improve independence and participation in meaningful daily activities.
Address ADLs and IADLs, including dressing, grooming, toileting, bathing, transfers, functional mobility, and other daily routines as appropriate.
Use real-life activities and the resident’s environment as opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
Work into evening hours when clinically appropriate to address evening ADLs and functional goals.
Help residents practice skills at the time and in the environment where those skills matter most.
Support residents with cognitive, physical, and functional needs, including residents living with dementia.
Adapt activities and environments to help residents succeed.
Educate caregivers and community staff to reinforce strategies outside therapy sessions.
Communicate observations, progress, and changes in resident status to the supervising OT and interdisciplinary team.
Build meaningful relationships with residents and families.
Document using Prava’s technology and AI-enabled tools.
Measure progress based on meaningful functional outcomes.
Contribute to a collaborative, clinically curious, resident-centered therapy culture.