Good Samaritan Society
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) - Brainerd, MN - Full Time
Good Samaritan Society, Brainerd, Minnesota, United States, 56401
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) - Brainerd, MN - Full Time at Good Samaritan Society summary:
The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) provides therapeutic services to clients with various impairments, ensuring alignment with best practices and individual goals. This role involves monitoring, recording, and modifying therapy activities while adhering to clinical guidelines. The COTA collaborates with occupational therapists to document patient progress and contributes to achieving targeted outcomes in diverse healthcare settings.
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.
Keywords: Occupational therapy, therapeutic services, patient care, healthcare, rehabilitation, COTA, physical therapy, clinical practices, long term care, home health
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.
Keywords: Occupational therapy, therapeutic services, patient care, healthcare, rehabilitation, COTA, physical therapy, clinical practices, long term care, home health