Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)

Occupational Therapy AssistantSanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Facility: Bemidji Medical Center Location: Bemidji, MN Address: 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601, USA Shift: Day Job Schedule: Full time Weekly Hours: 40.00 Salary Range: $23.39 - $31.34 Union Position: YesCollaborative Healthcare Community: As a regional hub for healthcare in northern Minnesota, our therapy team shares strong interdisciplinary team relationships, enhancing patient care and professional support. Ability to attend collaborative education with our physicians through monthly care conferences. Diverse Patient Caseload: Broad range of patient populations and conditions, from post-surgical rehabilitation to neurological, as well as general medical conditions. Excellent opportunities for skill development and maintaining a diverse clinical skillset Build Your Career Where Adventure Is Right Outside Your Door Known as the "First City on the Mississippi," Bemidji combines beautiful northern Minnesota scenery with year-round opportunities to get outdoors. Spend summer days boating, fishing, kayaking, or swimming on Lake Bemidji and the surrounding lakes. Explore miles of trails by bike, foot, cross-country skis, or snowmobile, including the Paul Bunyan State Trail. Take advantage of plentiful opportunities for hunting and wildlife viewing throughout the surrounding forests.Job Summary Assists patients with therapy activities and exercises scheduled in a treatment plan, under the supervision of an occupational therapist, to improve patients' quality of life and ability to perform daily activities. Provides, monitors and records therapy services to patients with physical, cognitive, developmental and psychosocial impairments, in line with related standard concepts, practices and procedures. Selects, implements, and makes modifications to therapeutic activities and interventions that are consistent with demonstrated competency levels, patient's goals, and the requirements of the practice setting and/or state licensure. The certified occupational therapy assistant contributes to this process by exchanging information with and providing documentation to the occupational therapist about the patient's responses to and communications during intervention. Responsible for being knowledgeable about the patient's targeted occupational therapy outcomes and for providing information and documentation related to outcome achievement. Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization. As needed, performs other related duties as requested.Qualifications At least three year's experience preferred. Must have knowledge of occupational therapy practices. Must be licensed in the state of Minnesota.Benefits Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.