Occupational Therapy Assistant

Job Description

All Care Therapies iscurrently seeking aCertified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)to join our team in a dynamic outpatient clinic in Katy, TXsetting! We are looking for a clinician to deliver compassionatecareto ourpediatricpatients, contribute to the multidisciplinary team, and collaborate with families to deliver a plan ofcare.Bilingual in Spanish highly preferred.

Offering up to $3,000 sign on / relocation bonus!

Responsibilities

• Treat clients by using therapeutic and self-care activities designed to improve function under the direction of the licensed occupational therapist (OTR).
• Monitor the clients activities to make sure they are performing them correctly and to offer encouragement and suggestions to improve performance.
• Contribute to supervision meetings with OTR and collaborate on progress reports and status updates.
• Document clients session results in the SOAP note format using point of service documentation.
• Instruct clients, their families and any other caregivers in skills and techniques of the clients treatment program, under supervision of the Occupational Therapist.
• Demonstrate exercises that can help clients perform everyday tasksbetter and progress towards their goals.
• Verifies client information by interviewing client, reviewing, and recording changes to medical history, confirming purpose of treatment.
• Follows plan of care developed by occupational therapist & collaborates on changes to the POC.
• Direct teaching of therapytechniques, such as positioning techniques, environmental adaptations and strengthening activities.
• Maintains occupational therapy records by recording clients progress for use by the occupational therapist.
• Generates revenues by recording billing information of services rendered.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting with others, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, andremoving equipment in need of repair.
• Notify management of dwindling supplies or equipment needs.
• Serves and protects the occupational therapy practice by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.