Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, full time, Acute Care

Company: Northwest Health - Porter
Location: Valparaiso
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Job Description Join a fun, dynamic, and experienced acute therapy team and help change the lives of our patients!! The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA), with a focus on self-care and functional independence within the performance of activities of daily living, will work under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist. The COTA is responsible for providing and appropriately modifying therapeutic interventions in accordance with each patient's plan of care, and toward their specific goals. The COTA will work cooperatively with physicians, case managers and nursing staff. Please feel free to email Jennifer Jones, Inpatient Rehab Manager, for further questions at . Come and join the Northwest Health family and make a difference! Join a fun, dynamic, and experienced acute team therapy team and help change the lives of our patients!! The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA), with a focus on self-care and functional independence within the performance of activities of daily living, will work under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist. The COTA is responsible for providing and appropriately modifying therapeutic interventions in accordance with each patient's plan of care, relying on experience and judgment to guide each patient toward specific goals. The COTA will work collaboratively with OTs, PT/PTAs, case managers, nurses, physicians, and other members of the medical team. The COTA will have the resource of Rehab Techs. If desired, there is an opportunity to mentor and host COTA students. Please feel free to email Jennifer Jones, Inpatient Rehab Manager, for further questions at . Come and join the Northwest Health family and make a difference!

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