Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, COTA
Amazing opportunity to work in a beautiful setting in the rolling hills of North Salem with a top rated facility in Westchester County known for providing the highest quality care and resident experience. Waterview Hills Campus is home to Waterview Hills and Salem Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare: two facilities committed to providing outstanding subacute rehab and long-term skilled nursing care. Together, these facilities offer patients the best rehab and nursing care they can obtain after their hospital discharge. The role of the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, COTA is to establish and perform treatment programs for assigned residents.
Responsibilities include:
- Establishing and performing treatment programs for assigned residents.
- Upgrading goods as appropriate and physician order recommendations.
- Entering billing information in an accurate and timely manner.
- Reporting resident progress in meetings, i.e. Medicare A Meetings. Consulting with other members of rehabilitation team to coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
- Providing residents with equipment as appropriate & informing Social Services of equipment needs at discharge. Requisitioning supplies and equipment.
- Designing and constructing special equipment for individuals and suggesting adaptation of individual's living environment.
- Laying out materials for individual's use and returning equipment to appropriate place.
- Conducting training programs for other workers/families in occupational therapy techniques and objectives for resident care.
- Charting notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the therapy provided to the residents as well as the resident's response to the therapy.
- Performing routine documentation as required and in accordance with established charting and documentation policies and procedures. Signing and dating all entries made in resident's medical record.
- Following all facility policies and procedures.
- Performing other related duties as required and assigned.
Requirements include:
- Training and licensure meeting the qualifications set forth by the NYS Board of Education and the NYS Rules and Regulation requirements.
- Graduate of an approved Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Program.
- Training certification by the AOTCB and current licensure in good standing with the NYS Board of Education.
- One (1) year experience in the skilled nursing facility setting, preferred.
- Physical ability to perform job related duties, which may require lifting, bending, stooping, stretching, pulling and pushing up to 50lbs or more as needed.
- Ability to work well under pressure & willing to work harmoniously with all staff.
- Sincere desire to work with the elderly, chronically ill, and handicapped.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to communicate well verbally with residents, families and staff.
- Treat residents and fellow staff with respect, dignity, and compassion.
- Covid-19 vaccinations are encouraged but NOT MANDATED; we continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination based on eligibility guidance from CDC.
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