Licensed Occupational Therapist Assistant
Prava Therapy•Raleigh, NC
•$27 - $30•Onsite
About The Position
Prava Therapy is seeking a full-time Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to join our team within a premier, luxury resort-style senior living community in Raleigh, North Carolina. This community emphasizes an "Optimal Living" philosophy—focusing on an active lifestyle, holistic wellness, lifelong learning, resort-style amenities, and continuous engagement. Residents value independence, connection, health, and maintaining an active, fulfilling life. You'll get to know your residents, their routines, and the activities that matter most to them.
Requirements
- Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
- Strong clinical competence in adult/geriatric occupational therapy treatment delivery, adaptive strategies, cognitive-functional care, and wellness integration.
- Ability to communicate clearly and take ownership of resident treatment outcomes.
Nice To Haves
- Enjoys building genuine relationships with residents.
- Takes pride in creative, individualized, and functional treatment sessions.
- Believes therapy should enhance a resident's lifestyle and daily life.
- Values independence, autonomy, and resident choice.
- Enjoys collaborating closely with supervising OTRs, interdisciplinary team members, wellness teams, and community leaders.
- Is curious, compassionate, and committed to continued professional growth.
- Wants to make a meaningful impact in an active, upscale senior community.
Responsibilities
- Implement individualized, evidence-based OT treatment interventions according to established plans of care across adult/geriatric occupational therapy domains.
- Carry out treatments addressing ADLs, IADLs, functional mobility, upper extremity motor function, fine motor coordination, energy conservation, and joint protection.
- Target home and apartment safety, cognitive-functional performance, sensory/perceptual processing, visual-spatial skills, ergonomics, and daily routine organization.
- Introduce, adapt, and train residents, caregivers, and staff on adaptive equipment, compensatory daily living techniques, environmental modifications, and physical safety tools.
- Leverage community wellness features—such as fitness centers, art/creative studios, teaching kitchens, group activity spaces, outdoor pathways, and therapy spaces—to practice real-world functional daily living and engagement.
- Identify subtle 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 team partners, community leadership, wellness directors, life enrichment teams, and caregivers.
- Monitor resident progress, document treatment sessions accurately and in a timely manner, and provide feedback to the OT 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.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
Upload and Match Resume
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
