What are the responsibilities and job description for the COTA position at CENTER AT ARROWHEAD LLC?
About Us
The Center at Arrowhead serves patients needing physical rehabilitation and/or complex nursing care. Our highly qualified, caring staff provide care in a beautiful, hotel-like atmosphere to help our patients achieve strength and functionality. Skilled-nursing care, family involvement, psychological care and discharge planning complement a well-rounded, individualized program and encourage each patient's transition to their highest functional level. With state-of-the-art equipment and unparalleled comfort and amenities, our physician-driven care plan is designed to maximize the quality of our care.
Pay is dependent on experience of candidate.
COTA - Why Join Our Team?
- We offer beautiful, new, state of the art facilities
- Physician driven care plans designed to maximize the quality of care
- We offer an environment that encourages team involvement and fosters new ideas
- Excellent pay
- PTO
- 401k matching
- Medical, dental, vision, along with the other ancillary benefits
COTA - Job Description:
The primary purpose of a Certified Occupational Therapists Assistant is to plan, organize, develop and direct our facilitys Physical/Occupational Therapy Services in accordance with applicable federal, state and local standards, guidelines, regulations to assure that the highest degree of quality care can be maintained at all times.
COTA - Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, as well as other related departments in planning therapy services-to include patients and family
- Assist in developing, implementing and coordinating patient care plans for individual patients in coordination and conjunction with the patients assessment
- Brief patient of procedures involved in physical therapy and prepare necessary equipment-reassure patient before and during therapy treatment
- Determine proper equipment usage, application and body position, make adjustments when necessary in the administration of physical therapy treatments
- Recommend modifications of changes in the patients therapy program based on evaluation of progress
- Ensure that all therapy notes are informative, descriptive and follow Companys policy and procedures
COTA - Education/Certifications:
Associates Degree in Occupational Therapy and have current license or be license-eligible in the state of Arizona
COTA - Experience and Specific Requirements:
- Should have as a minimum, 1 years experience in a skilled nursing facility
- Must pass a pre-employment background check and drug test
