COTA / Occupational Therapist Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Join Rehab Without Walls , as an experienced Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) where you will have the opportunity to be the consistent treating therapist throughout your client’s plan of care—build relationships & provide meaningful therapy from evaluation through discharge.

Why COTA with Rehab Without Walls?

• Continuity of care – Be the primary treating COTA throughout the plan of care
• 1:1 functional therapy – Focus on the client, not a high-volume clinic schedule
• Home & community-based – Help clients reach goals where they actually live and participate
• Flexible PRN scheduling – No weekends or Holidays
• Paid drive time at your clinical hourly rate
• Mileage reimbursement
• Collaborative interdisciplinary team with OT, PT, SLP and other clinicians
• Meaningful neurorehab – Help clients regain independence and return to the activities that matter most

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Occupational Therapist in the implementation of vocational and educational activities designed to restore and reinforce individuals' task performance and promote their overall health and self-sufficiency
• Designing and adapting equipment for working and living environments, including fabricating assistive devices to improve participation in the program and/or community
• Conducting community reintegration activities to assist individuals with their occupational therapy needs during physical activity
• Providing training to individuals and any others involved in their rehabilitation, and documenting results of the training
• Supporting individuals' plan of treatment by documenting and reporting status changes to the rehabilitation specialist, clinical coordinator, attending physician, and other treatment team members as appropriate
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Degree from a certified occupational therapy assistant training program
• Current Occupational Therapist Assistant certification
• Knowledge of complex neurologic injury and neuro-rehabilitation techniques
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience assisting in the assessment and management of traumatic brain injury or related neurological conditions
• Current CPR certification
• Knowledge of complex neurologic injury and orthopedic rehabilitation techniques