Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) - PRN
Company: Macon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Location: Macon
Posted on: June 23, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Summary
Perform occupational therapy programs under the general supervision
of an occupational therapist.
Responsibilities
* Assist in administering programs involving functional skills
including activities of daily, pre-vocational, vocational
homemaking skills.
* Instruct, motivate and assist, assist patients/residents in
learning and improving functional skills.
* Observe patients/residents during treatments and compile data on
responses to treatments and progress. Report orally or in writing
to supervising occupational therapist.
* Assist in evaluation of patient/resident daily living skills and
capacities to determine the extent of abilities and
limitations.
* design and adapt equipment and working/living environment
* Assist in instructing patient/resident and family in home
programs as well as care and use of adaptive equipment.
* Document patient/resident progress toward established goals.
* Establish and maintain good public relations with
patients/residents families and other center guest. Show empathy
toward patients/residents as needed. Adhere to requirements of
resident/patient Bill of Rights.
* Follow established infection control precautions; adhere to
Universal Blood and Body Fluid Precautions, following policy and
center specific infection control policies and procedures.
* Observe safety needs of patients/residents. Identify safety and
security hazards and report to appropriate personnel after ensuring
patient/resident is out of immediate danger.
* Assist in maintaining supplies and equipment.
* Maintain billing records
* Follow policies and procedures related to body mechanics,
transfer, body positioning and mobility as outlined in the Nursing
Policies and Procedures Manual.
* Attend seminars and other educational programs related to
occupational therapy as required to maintain active licensure
status.
* Participate in scheduled in-service programs and staff
meetings.
* Maintain confidentiality of necessary information.
* Utilize supplies and equipment properly and without waste
* Think and act calmly and logically to meet unusual occurrences of
the job without being thrown off stride.
* Perform any miscellaneous work assignments as may be
required.
Job requirements.
* Credentialed graduate of an accredited two-year Occupational
Therapist Assistant program and certified according to national
requirements. Licensed in the state where practicing if
required.
* Prior experience preferred.
* Ability to lift 50 pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying
of objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
* must be capable of executing all terms and conditions set forth
in the Employee Handbook, including but not limited to:
* Work in a safety conscious manner to ensure that others in the
workplace are not at risk.
* Comply with local, state and federal regulations in addition to
company policies and procedures.
* Interact in a tactful, diplomatic and humanistic manner with
residents, families, visitors and co-workers to provide a safe,
efficient and therapeutically effective caring environment to
ensure the self-respect, personal dignity, rights and physical
safety of each resident and center guest.
* Maintain a dependable attendance record and adhere to standards
of cleanliness, grooming, hygiene and dress code.
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