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Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)

$38 - $45 per hour

Genesis Healthcare Services

Overview

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

At Powerback, we're on a mission to improve lives. As the leader in physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapies, we help older adults stay active and thrive while providing essential therapy for children at home and in school.

With over 38 years of trusted service, our reach spans skilled nursing centers, assisted and independent living facilities, outpatient clinics, and home-based care. We're proud to deliver personalized care exactly where and when it's needed most.

Join an industry-leading team that restores hope and makes a lasting impact. If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference and want to be part of the future of rehabilitation and wellness, Powerback is the place for you.

**Why Powerback?**

  • **Benefits** : We offer Medical, Dental, and Vision plans to Full-Time team members. We offer Dental and Vision to Part-Time team members.
  • **Paid Time Off:** We offer generous paid time off to Full-Time and Part-Time team members.
  • **Support for New Grads:** Our Powerback Clinical Mentorship Program kicks off on day one, helping you learn from the best in the field.
  • **Continuing Education:** Keep growing with free CEUs through Medbridge.
  • **H-1B Visa & Relocation Assistance:** We support Visa or Green Card sponsorships, plus our Journey Travel Program lets you work across the U.S. with the security of a full-time role.
  • **Perks at Powerback:** Enjoy exclusive discounts on Wireless/TV, Home/Auto/Renters and Pet Insurance, Childcare, Eldercare, and more. Earn rewards through our PowerZone Employee Recognition Program, and expand your expertise with our Clinicians in Action professional development program
Responsibilities
  • *Title:** Occupational Therapy Assistant **PRN/Casual**
  • *Location/work environment:** In facility
  • *Reporting structure:** Reporting to Director of Rehab

As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you help patients get well. You are the person who can bring their power back. In doing this, you will implement occupational therapy programs and activities, follow developed recovery plans, and deliver therapy treatments.

You're a healer and a helper, which is why you got into this line of work.

You're equally adept at addressing the whole patient and seeing them as an individual. You know your goal is to execute a program that will restore, reinforce, and enhance their physical abilities and independence.

You're adaptable to the needs of the patient and can find joy in the variety of the work and the settings.

You're a teammate and are looking for collaboration with your peers, but you're also happy to make referrals to help your patient get the care they need to thrive.

You know that being an Occupational Therapy Assistant means putting patients first; ensuring patients and their families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to meet you!

Powerback Rehabilitation (Powerback) is a new way of delivering recovery, rehabilitation, respiratory, and wellness services to patients across the nation. We deliver an empowered approach to achieving your full potential by providing integrated and individualized solutions. Our reimagined approach to rehabilitation connects directly to the patient experience, which is centered on transforming the road to recovery for everyone and helping patients get their power back. It's patient-centered care that provides a sustainable way of feeling better, moving better, breathing better, and living better.

Working in a company that values growth and understands what it means to be a caregiver is refreshing. Our CEO is a former staff therapist. We offer growth, paths forward, and we are committed to patient-centered care. We are growing, stable, and need people like you, who have a calling to help people thrive.

Isn't it time for you to work with a team where 86% of them know and feel their work makes a difference? So much so, we're certified as a 2023 Great Place to Work.

Now is the time for you to join Powerback.

Powerback has streamlined our hiring process:

  1. Applying takes 3 minutes, give or take.
  2. You'll hear back from us within 1 business day.
  3. If you meet the qualifications, a recruiter will call you for a 10-minute conversation within 2-3 business days, depending on your availability.
  4. You will then be presented to the hiring manager
  5. The hiring manager will reach out within a business day to schedule the interview.
This all happens within 1-5 business days from the phone screen.

6. After your interview, the hiring manager makes a quick decision. We aim to accomplish this within the week.

7. If the hiring manager wants to move forward, you will hear from us within a business day, because we are excited to get you started!

Qualifications
  1. Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant Program according to AOTA & ACOTE standards.
  2. Initial certification obtained from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
  3. They must be licensed and/or eligible for licensure as required in the state of practice.

Posted Salary Range

USD $38.00 - USD $45.00 /Hr.

Genesis HealthCare, Inc. and all affiliated entities (collectively "Genesis") has a strong commitment to diversity that is fully supported and practiced by our officers and leadership team. Genesis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, HIV status, national origin, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, amnesty, military status or status as protected veterans, or any other legally protected characteristic. xywuqvp Genesis is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace free from discrimination and harassment where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.
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