Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current Tennessee Occupational Therapy Assistant license.
• CPR required.

Nice To Haves

• One (1) year experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administers treatment programs, including specialized treatment
• Adheres to the "Definition and Utilization of the Occupational Therapy Assistant" as stated in the current American Occupational Therapy Association policy.
• Monitors patient progress and makes recommendations to the occupational therapist in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.
• Documents patient progress in medical records for assigned patients.
• Provides input for patient care and discharge planning with other health professionals.
• Meets established targets for passive/active treatment ratios
• Involves patient and family in treatment, education and goal setting. Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient’s progress, needs and discharge planning.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served
• Serves as a resource person for support staff and other health system staff
• Assists with training, orientation and supervision of support staff.
• Assumes responsibility for the educational development of assigned COTA students
• Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes. Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.
• Meets established target for: Quality/outcome measures, Service/patient satisfaction measures, Financial/productivity measures, Growth/patients-per-day measures
• Demonstrates leadership including, but not limited to: Supervision of support staff
• Participates in professional organization/meetings (TOTA, AOTA)
• Volunteers for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon, golf tournament, sports physicals, employee education, etc.
• Completes partnering activities per established targets per month.
• Provide in-services
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.