Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) - Full Time)

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Facility: GSS MN Nisswa

Location: Nisswa, MN

Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts

Job Schedule: Full time

Weekly Hours: 32.00

Salary Range: $24.00 - $38.50

Pay Info: $5,000 Sign on Bonus

Find your perfect fit in the Brainerd Lakes area. Looking for a career where no two days are the same? Our Brainerd-area therapy team provides care across skilled nursing, outpatient, long-term care, and home health, giving you the opportunity to broaden your skills while making a meaningful impact every day. You'll join a collaborative team with exceptionally low turnover, supportive leadership, and a culture that values mentorship, innovation, and professional growth. Whether you're looking to advance clinically through specialized training and CEUs or explore future leadership opportunities, we'll help you get there. Enjoy the flexibility to help shape your schedule, work across care settings, and build lasting relationships with patients throughout the beautiful Brainerd Lakes Area. When you're not making a difference, you'll be surrounded by some of Minnesota's best lakes, trails, and outdoor recreation. If you're looking for a place where your career can grow just as much as your love for patient care, we'd love to meet you.

Job Summary

Assists patients/residents/clients with therapy activities and exercises scheduled in a treatment plan, under the supervision of an occupational therapist, to improve patients'/residents'/clients' quality of life and ability to perform daily activities. Provides, monitors and records therapy services to patients/residents/clients 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/resident's/client'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/resident's/client's responses to and communications during intervention. Responsible for being knowledgeable about the patient's/resident's/client'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. Depending on location and facility needs, work may focus on those receiving intervention in the post-acute, long term care, and home health care environments.

Qualifications

Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure. Must be licensed as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in the state(s) of practice. When working at a Sanford Health Facility (not required but preferred for GSS Facilities): Must also be certified as an Occupational Therapy Assistant through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). Conforms to the supervision and licensing standards of the state(s) where services are provided. When applicable, may require valid driver's license. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six months of employment.

Good Samaritan 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.