What are the responsibilities and job description for the NOW HIRING - PRN Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant in New Bern, NC position at Anchor Therapy Solutions PLLC?
We are actively hiring a PRN Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to our expanding outpatient clinical team.
Responsibilities:
- Assist patients under the direction of an Occupational Therapist to maximize and/or improve their holistic performance of normal activities of daily living and beyond!
- Cleaning/sanitizing the outpatient pediatric clinic space in between visits.
- Comfortable with primarily in-clinic visits with intermittent outpatient home visits.
- Complete timely documentation (due within 72 hours) - no productivity % requirement!
- Establish rapport with patients and their families.
- Interpret medical language associated with treating the patient and be able to verbalize everything in plain language.
- Maintaining consistent communication with patients, families, and co-workers.
- Maintaining good daily communication with the supervising occupational therapist.
- Monitoring patient’s response to interventions and consults with the supervising Occupational Therapist if modification is needed.
- Patient and family education for good carry over.
- Plan, monitor patient treatment and progress.
- Provide one-to-one patient care - No groups!
- Weekly supervision meeting regarding full patient caseload
The applying Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) must feel comfortable treating adult patients/clients aged 18 years and older with:
- Arthritis (all types)
- Caregiver Training
- Manual (Hands-On) Therapy
- Lymphedema
Neurological DisordersNeuropathy (all types)Orthopedic Injuries - RehabilitationPost Surgical RehabilitationShoulder Pain - Injuries - Rehabilitation
- Stroke (CVA) Rehabilitation
Upper Extremity Pain - Injuries - RehabilitationUpper Extremity Sports Injuries - RehabilitationVisual Impairments / BlindnessVestibular DisordersQualifications:
- BLS/CPR/First Aid preferred
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) therapy program.
- Licensed in the state of North Carolina NCBOT
- Must be currently certified with the NBCOT
- U.S. Citizenship required
- 1 year of post-professional experience preferred
PRN Employee Benefits:
- Competitive compensation
- Continuing education compensation through vetted online CEU providers
- Make your own schedule! - Weekday or weekend visits
- Mileage reimbursement (if applicable)
- Team collaboration with patient care
- Our electronic documentation system is web-based (EMR)
- Opportunities for growth, expansion and partial ownership of the company
- Opportunities to add professional credentials to your name
- Evidence based therapeutic equipment in the clinic is able to be utilized. Written requests allowed for purchasing additional patient specific equipment.
- PTO and national holidays observed (for qualifying employees)
Please send your resume directly to:
hello at anchortherapysolutions.com with the subject: really PRN COTA
*Anchor Therapy Solutions PLLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.*
Pay: $28.00 - $35.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Salary : $28 - $35