Temp - OTACOTA - Rehab Days Saint Joseph MO

Position: Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant(COTA)

Start Date: 6/3/2024

Duration: 13 Weeks

Location: Saint Joseph MO 64505

Shift Type/Shift Times/Hours/Day: Days8

Shift Notes:

Weekend Requirements: None

OnCall Requirements: None

COVID Requirement: na

Traveler Policy: na

An Occupational Therapy Assistant or Occupational Therapist Assistant supports the Occupational Therapist in conducting therapy treatments to improve patients mobility and physical health. Their main duties include helping patients perform exercises or treatment plans recording a patients health progress and collecting patients medical history or other personal information.

Occupational Therapy Assistants are responsible for treating patients with therapeutic and selfcare activities. The job requires candidates to perform a variety of duties including the following:

• Monitoring a patients progress to make sure that theyre completing treatment
• Encouraging the patient during their recovery process
• Helping patients to improve their quality of life by finding solutions to their problems
• Helping injured employees improve their motor skills to reenter the workforce
• Teaching patients with disabilities to become more independent
• Updating patient records for the Occupational Therapist
• Keeping the office treatment room and equipment in good order
• Teaching patients family members or other Caregivers skills and techniques to help with the patients treatment program

• Will accept new grads
• 2 years of OT experience Preferred
• LTC or Rehab Experience Required
• COTA license Required

• CPR

• Missouri

Compact Allowed