Licensed Occupational Therapist Assistant

Prava Therapy•Raleigh, NC

23h

About The Position

Prava Therapy is seeking a full-time Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to work in a resort-style senior living community in Raleigh, North Carolina. The community follows an “Optimal Living” philosophy centered on active lifestyles, holistic wellness, lifelong learning, resort-style amenities, and ongoing engagement. The COTA gets to know residents, their routines, and the activities that matter to them. The COTA delivers skilled clinical treatments under the direction of an Occupational Therapist, implementing plans of care through individualized, evidence-based interventions across adult and geriatric occupational therapy domains. Treatment is integrated into residents’ everyday lives and may use community amenities and natural settings to support functional independence and participation. The role includes monitoring resident function and progress, documenting treatment, educating residents and support partners, and coordinating with interdisciplinary and community teams. The position emphasizes meaningful functional outcomes, resident choice and autonomy, proactive attention to safety and changes in function, adaptive equipment and environmental strategies, and strong relationships with residents and their support teams.

Requirements

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA).
Strong clinical competence in adult and geriatric occupational therapy treatment delivery, adaptive strategies, cognitive-functional care, and wellness integration.
Ability to communicate clearly and take ownership of resident treatment outcomes.
Commitment to compassionate, individualized, functional treatment and resident independence, autonomy, and choice.

Nice To Haves

Enjoys building genuine relationships with residents.
Takes pride in creative, individualized, and functional treatment sessions.
Enjoys collaborating with supervising Occupational Therapists, interdisciplinary team members, wellness teams, and community leaders.
Curious and committed to continued professional growth.
Wants to make a meaningful impact in an active, upscale senior community.

Responsibilities

Implement individualized, evidence-based occupational therapy interventions according to established plans of care across adult and geriatric occupational therapy domains.
Provide treatments addressing activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, functional mobility, upper-extremity motor function, fine motor coordination, energy conservation, and joint protection.
Address home and apartment safety, cognitive-functional performance, sensory and perceptual processing, visual-spatial skills, ergonomics, and daily routine organization.
Introduce, adapt, and provide training on adaptive equipment, compensatory daily living techniques, environmental modifications, and physical safety tools for residents, caregivers, and staff.
Use community wellness features and therapy spaces to practice real-world functional daily living and engagement.
Identify changes in resident function, cognitive-functional status, or safety to support proactive care.
Educate residents, families, caregivers, and community staff on functional independence, cognitive strategies, energy conservation, and adaptive equipment.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary partners, community leadership, wellness directors, life enrichment teams, and caregivers.
Monitor resident progress, document treatment sessions accurately and promptly, and provide feedback to the Occupational Therapist for plan-of-care updates.
Participate in care coordination, interdisciplinary team discussions, and community wellness initiatives as appropriate.
Contribute to a culture of clinical excellence, compassion, professionalism, and continuous learning.