Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant

Cornerstone Post Acute Care is looking to hire a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to perform components of occupational therapy procedures and related tasks under the supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist and in accordance with practices of occupational therapy. Patient population ranges in age from 18 years to geriatric experiencing medically complex conditions and/or medical surgical conditions requiring rehabilitation and/or wound care needs. COTAs assist patients gain his/her maximum functional performance while learning to live within his/her capabilities. Records the patient’s responses to treatment and reports the outcome of each treatment to the Occupational Therapist.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to project a professional image.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge and experience in the needs of patients ranging in age from 18 to geriatric.
• Working knowledge and ability to apply professional standards of practice in job situations.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills; excellent writing and speaking skills.
• Working knowledge of computer and software applications used in job functions (Word processing, graphics, databases, spreadsheets, etc.).

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Current license for Occupational Therapy Assistant in state of employment
• Must maintain current Provider CPR certification throughout employment

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• English is the primary language of the facilities.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and policy procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of executives, managers, physicians, clients, customers, and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, percent as well as the ability to create and interpret graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral and/or diagram form.
• Ability to define and solve problems, collects data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in statistical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key function satisfactorily based on five overall skills categories: assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation and teaching/coaching.
• Each category will be assessed on performance measurements of appropriateness, efficiency, effectiveness and timeliness.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key functions.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports employee and patient education to enhance knowledge, skills, and necessary behaviors to achieve quality outcome.
• Demonstrates and understands the importance of and respect for the rights, dignity, and individuality of each patient in all interactions.
• Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to needs of patients by complying with rehabilitation departments, LTAC hospitals or Inpatient Rehabilitation hospital/unit policies.
• Ability to carry out essential functions of this position (with or without reasonable accommodation).
• Promote the philosophy, mission and objectives of the Company within and to customers outside the rehabilitation departments, LTAC hospitals or Inpatient Rehabilitation hospital/unit.
• Demonstrates satisfactory level of interpersonal skills to interact with facility and medical staff and Administration, patients, families, customers, vendors and government agencies.
• Assure participation in relevant in-service training sessions, facility meetings and continuing educational opportunities appropriate to responsibilities.
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity at all times in care and use of patient and rehabilitation departments, LTAC hospitals or Inpatient Rehabilitation hospital/unit property • Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks/responsibilities and complete duties within allotted time.
• Appropriately accesses the resources of the Company’s corporate offices for consultation and program development support.
• Seeks out external resources through conferences, workshops, etc. as necessary.
• Shares professional knowledge with staff, directors, managers and rehabilitation. department, LTAC hospital or Inpatient Rehabilitation hospital/unit personnel
• Participate in rehabilitation department, LTAC hospital or Inpatient Rehabilitation hospital/unit wide patient safety program identifying risks to patient safety and reducing healthcare errors.
• Comply with HIPAA regulatory requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Patient Rights:

Promotes and protects patients’ rights; treats patients with dignity and respect; reports suspected abuse or neglect.

Leadership:

Demonstrates willingness to try new tasks; generates new ideas for change; evaluates and recognizes priorities; communicates and models organizational values; fosters high performance; recognizes need for and provides adequate resources.

Process Improvement:

Applies process improvement methods and techniques; assists in data collection; identifies processes for improvement in daily work; and assists in education of new employees in the team process.

Environment Of Care:

Demonstrates understanding of fire and emergency procedures; participates in fire and disaster drills; demonstrates understanding of safety and security procedures; applies safety and security precautions; demonstrates understanding of hazardous materials plan; demonstrates proper use of equipment.

Infection Control:

Applies hand-washing principles during daily work; demonstrates understanding of isolation precautions; recognizes signs and symptoms of infection and complies with the employee health program; demonstrates understanding of the process for identifying and handling infectious waste; maintains personal hygiene; complies with OSHA standards in the worKplace; and demonstrates understanding of cross-contamination.

Information Management:

Enters or records data timely and accurately; protects confidentiality of patient information; protects data against loss or destruction; reports suspected violation of security/confidentiality issues.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: •

• Demonstrates active listening techniques.
• Gains support through effective relationships.
• Treats others with dignity and respect; seeks feedback.
• Establishes systems to measure effectiveness, efficiency, and service.
• Creates and maintains reporting mechanisms.

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

• Attends in-service and education programs.
• Attends continuing education required for maintenance of professional certification or licensure.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully.

Work Location: In person