Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant - Nuvance Health
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
About the Job
Health Quest and Western Connecticut Health Network have combined to form a new nonprofit health system. The name for the new health system will be Nuvance Health. The new health system was created to provide communities across New York’s Hudson Valley and western Connecticut with more convenient, accessible and affordable care.
Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates,
Summary:
The Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant works under the direction and supervision of the registered Occupational Therapist in the home environment practice setting to administer therapy treatments and procedures to help patients recover, develop or improve skills needed for daily living. The agency ensures that a qualified Occupational Therapist is always accessible by telecommunications to the COTA at all times while the COTA is treating patients.
Responsibilities:
1. May perform occupational therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising Occupational Therapist.
2. Documents visits and completes documentation within 24 hours of visit and within agency guidelines.
3. The performance of the delegated functions by the COTA must be consistent with safe, legal occupational therapy practice.
4. Reviews and provides input to goals set in the plan of care to observe if goals are being met or may suggest to the licensed Occupational Therapist the need for revisions when goals are not being met.
5. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
6. Provides patient/family education and training.
7. Participates in the agency quality assurance and performance improvement program.
8. Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Foundational Values.
9. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
10. Performs other duties as required.
Other information:
Minimum Experience: one year
Must have a current driver's license and motor vehicle in good working condition.
Location: Poughkeepsie-2649 South Road-Suite 220
Work Type: Part-Time
Standard Hours: 24.00
Work Schedule: Day 8
Work Shift: 8-17:00
Department: Occupational Therapy
Exempt: No
Salary Range:
$22.2462 - $41.3202 Hourly
Working conditions:
Essential:
* Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
* Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
* Significant manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
* Some occupational risk
EOE, including disability/vets.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.