Job description

Summit Home Care is searching for a dedicated Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (PRN) AL/IL to join our growing team! We are looking for a committed and patient-focused COTA, to develop, recover or maintain the daily living and work skills of people with physical, mental, or developmental conditions. You will offer effective and client-centered services that will enable people to carry out everyday tasks or activities confidently and independently. The successful candidate will have a holistic perspective and will be able to adapt the environment to fit the person.

Position: COTA Hours / Shift Schedule: Part Time / PRN Basis

Benefits: 401K Program - After 6 months, Summit Home Care will match 4% if the employee contributes 5% or above.

EDUCATION - The minimum level of education desired for candidates in this position is a COTA license.

Required Qualifications:

• Previous experience in AL/IL preferred
• Ability to build rapport with in- home patients
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Kinnser EMR Software
• Positive and patient demeanor
• Familiarity with ADLs evaluation tools (e.g. Katz ADL scale, Lawton IADL scale)
• Willingness to Travel to Patients’ homes

Responsibilities:

Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities

Address client’s aspects of performance to support health, well-being, and life quality

Advising and consulting with the family and/or other caregivers

Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)

Completing initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments in client’s homes

Advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities

Assessing changes in the patient’s status since the last visit/treatment day

Observe, note, and report on the progress of long and short-term treatment goals

Collect data and document processes followed

Guide, educate, and communicate with family members and caregivers

Current knowledge of treatment practices per discipline and drive to continually learn and grow in the profession

Designing, fabricating, and fitting self-help devices

Excellent knowledge of principles and practices

Participating in in-services or training, as requested

Participating in quality and performance improvement measures

Preparing and submitting timely, legible, relevant, and sufficient documentation

Proven working experience as a certified occupational therapist assistant

Providing interventions and therapeutic treatment in accordance with the care plan

Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use

Regularly follow-up with client

Selecting and teaching task-oriented therapeutic activities designed to restore physical function and sensory-integrative function

Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components

Teaching compensatory techniques to improve the level of patient independence

Skill Set Desired:

Sensory Acuity - Occupational therapy assistants need to be keen observers. Good eyesight (with glasses or contacts) helps future OTAs interpret a client’s facial expressions, muscular tension, manual dexterity, etc. A good sense of hearing and the ability for active listening are also essential. Engaging with others will provide you with the feedback necessary to complete or modify therapies for progress toward a client’s goals.

Spatial reasoning (understanding cause and effect) and a talent for creativity are also key for OTAs.

Emotional Stability, Empathy Skills

Coordination and Creativity - Develop tactics and tools that will allow you to modify or adapt a client’s environment for positive results.

Multi-tasker, Prioritizer

Physical Strength

Professional Behaviors and Work Ethic - An OTA is in a client-first occupation. Core values include integrity, punctuality, a positive work attitude, collaboration, and the capacity to work with persons of diverse ages and backgrounds.

Further Incentives: Excellent Pay - Flexible Schedule – Innovative, Family First Environment

Part Time (PRN) Employees receive $25,000 of basic life insurance provided by the company.

Part Time (PRN) Employees have access to:

· Dental

· Vision

· STD / LTD

· Critical illness

· Voluntary Life Insurance / Spouse Life Insurance / Dependent Life Insurance

· OPTION of an HSA or FSA

· Healthiest You (a Teladoc service available 24/7!)

· AD&D / Accident and Injury

We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location

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