Profession: Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant COTA

Location: Saint Joseph Missouri

Specialty: Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Unit: Occupational Therapy

Gross Pay: 1760

Schedule: Days - 5 x 8, 07:00:00-15:00:00, 8.00-5

Guaranteed Hours: 40

Openings: 1

Start Date: 06/03/2024

End Date: 09/02/2024

Assignment Length: 13

Experience Required: 1 year

JOB ID: AHSA59719235

Other Info:
ID: 59719235 Shift: Days 8 hours Description: An Occupational Therapy Assistant, or Occupational Therapist Assistant, supports the Occupational Therapist in conducting therapy treatments to improve patients mobility and physical health. Their main duties include helping patients perform exercises or treatment plans, recording a patients health progress and collecting patients medical history or other personal information.Occupational Therapy Assistants are responsible for treating patients with therapeutic and self-care activities. The job requires candidates to perform a variety of duties including the following: Monitoring a patient s progress to make sure that they re successfully completing treatment Encouraging the patient during their recovery process Helping patients to improve their quality of life by finding solutions to their problems Helping injured employees improve their motor skills with the goal of re-entering the workforce Teaching patients with disabilities to become more independent Updating patient records for the Occupational Therapist Keeping the office, treatment room and equipment in good order Teaching patients, family members or other Caregivers skills and techniques to help with the patients treatment program Submission requirements: Will accept new grads2 years of OT experience -PreferredLTC or Rehab Experience -RequiredCOTA license-Required Rate:55 Certifications:CPR StateLicenses:Missouri Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:91

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