COTA - Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

at  Providence Home Care of Florida

We have an immediate need for experienced Home Health RNs to cover our St. Petersburg territory. This is a PRN position for VISITS NOT SHIFT.
Field COTA for Medicare Certified Home Health- Per Diem W2 Employee (PRN)
We have an immediate need for experienced Home Health COTAs to cover our Central-South Pinellas territory.
Providence Home Care of Florida is an ever-growing Medicare-certified Home Health Agency. Our team has been servicing Pasco and Pinellas County since 2012. We are a veteran-owned, locally-operated business dedicated to providing the highest quality of patient care. We strive to be the home health agency that clinicians prefer to work. Care will be provided in each client’s home, ensuring comfort, dignity, excellence, compassion, and respect for all our multicultural clients and their families. With the assistance of our devoted and trustworthy staff members, we strive to meet high standards by providing an unsurpassed level of care.
A person who is a graduate and meets the requirements for certification as an Occupational Therapy Assistant from a program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). Certification is maintained by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. Two (2) years experience, preferred.
Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Understands and adheres to established Agency policies and procedures.
• Improves or minimizes residual physical disabilities of the patient.
• Returns the individual to optimum and productive level within the patient’s capabilities.
• Participates with all other home care personnel in patient care planning.
• Performs all skilled procedures as ordered by the physician and according to the plan of care established by the OT.
• Consults with OT regarding the change in treatment.
• Instructs patients and family members in-home programs and fine motor movement exercises.
• Prepares medical records and updates care plans for each patient visit in a timely manner as per Agency policy.
• Performs services planned, delegated, and supervised by the OT.
• Participates in educating the patient and family.
• Performs maintenance therapy services under a maintenance program established by a qualified therapist, when acting within the therapy scope of practice defined by applicable state licensure laws.
• Must have current CPR certification, TB test, Health Statement/physical clearing to work, and eligible Level 2 background

Please refer the Job description for details