Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant- Part Time
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Location: Danbury, CT, United States
Salary Range: 24.92 - 46.28
Work Type: Full-Time
Standard Hours: 40
FTE: Non-Exempt
Work Schedule: Day 8
Work Shift: Monday-Friday; 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Date Posted:
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Nuvance Health extends from New York’s Hudson Valley to western Connecticut. Our team of more than 15,000 caregivers delivers compassionate care through seven community hospitals, primary care and specialty practice locations, outpatient settings, home care services and telehealth visits. With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. As we journey forward, we are guided by our values: personal, imaginative, agile and connected. Our curiosity is opening new pathways and creating new advancements in healthcare for all.
Description
The Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant works under the direction and supervision of the registered Occupational Therapist in the home environment practice setting to administer therapy treatments and procedures to help patients recover, develop or improve skills needed for daily living. The agency ensures that a qualified Occupational Therapist is always accessible by telecommunications to the COTA at all times while the COTA is treating patients.
Responsibilities:
1. May perform occupational therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising Occupational Therapist.
2. Documents visits and completes documentation within 24 hours of visit and within agency guidelines.
3. The performance of the delegated functions by the COTA must be consistent with safe, legal occupational therapy practice.
4. Reviews and provides input to goals set in the plan of care to observe if goals are being met or may suggest to the licensed Occupational Therapist the need for revisions when goals are not being met.
5. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
6. Provides patient/family education and training.
7. Participates in the agency quality assurance and performance improvement program.
8. Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Foundational Values.
9. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
10. Performs other duties as required.
Other Information:
Minimum Experience: one year
Must have a current driver's license and motor vehicle in good working condition.
Working Conditions:
Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Some occupational risk
Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Company: Western CT Home Care Inc
Org Unit: 610
Department: Occupational Therapy
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $24.92 - $46.28 Hourly
We are an equal opportunity employer
Qualified applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation or our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to ensure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.
