OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) – Inpatient

Location: Eagle River, WI

Schedule: Full-Time, 1.0 FTE (80 hours every two weeks) | 8-Hour Day Shifts (Monday–Friday) with Occasional Weekend Coverage

Why Make the Move to Aspirus Eagle River?

At Aspirus Health, we live by five core values: Compassion, Accountability, Collaboration, Foresight, and Joy. For a COTA, this translates into a deeply rewarding, highly integrated workplace culture:

• The Ultimate 1-on-1 Partnership: Say goodbye to feeling siloed. You will work directly alongside a single, dedicated Occupational Therapist to execute comprehensive treatment plans, ensuring seamless communication and exceptional continuity of care.

• True Inpatient Variety: Keep your clinical skills exceptionally sharp. You will treat a wide variety of diagnoses across multiple inpatient settings, including acute hospital care, swing bed rehabilitation, and skilled nursing (SNF) .

• A Scenic Community Oasis: Practice in the beautiful, tight-knit community of Eagle River, where your patients are your neighbors and your work actively improves local lives.

What You’ll Do

As an Inpatient COTA, you will breathe life into patient treatment plans. You will guide individuals through specialized therapeutic activities, adapt environments, and teach compensatory strategies to help acute, swing bed, and SNF patients reclaim their independence, safety, and functional daily skills.

What We Are Looking For

• Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program. (Experienced COTAs and motivated new graduates are welcome!)

• Active Wisconsin and/or Michigan licensure to practice as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.

• Current BLS certification (or willingness to obtain it via AHA or Red Cross within your first 90 days).

• A collaborative mindset built for close, team-based clinical problem-solving.

Premium Benefits from Day One

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance packages.

• Immediate PTO accrual starting on your very first day on the job.

• Generous retirement plan with a competitive company match .

• Dedicated corporate wellness programs for you and your family.

Aspirus Eagle River Hospital is a first critical access hospital in Wisconsin that proudly cares for Eagle River neighborhoods and surrounding communities. Eagle River Hospital is proud to offer inpatient hospital care, 24/7 emergency department (level IV trauma designation), paramedic ambulance team caring for Eagle River residents and surrounding areas. As well as radiology, laboratory, and rehabilitation therapy services. To learn more about Eagle River click here ( .

Our Mission: We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.

Our Vision: Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.

As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.

Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.

About the Eagle River Community

Welcome to this little slice of heaven we call Eagle River. Home to the World's Largest Chain of 28 Connected Lakes and known as the Snowmobile Capital of the World. We're no stranger to fun. In fact, we're no stranger to anything really. We're a bunch of folks who are down to earth and down for some good times all year round. So, look at all we have to offer. We look forward to your visit.

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Credentials:

Essential:

• CPR or BLS

• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT

Position OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT

Location

Req ID 118030