Home Care COTA / Home Care Coordinator at Community LIFE

Location: Tarentum, PA

Summary of Job Duties:
The Home Care Coordinator/Home Care COTA provides the technical, organizational and communication skills necessary to efficiently assess the need for, and coordinate the delivery of, home / personal care services for adults age 55+. In addition to assessing home care needs, this role involves providing ongoing therapy to help participants regain or maintain their abilities for independent living, including Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), range of motion, and strength. This position requires home visits in the community. Mileage is reimbursed for home visits.

Required Education: Graduate of accredited Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) program.

Required Experience: Minimum one year of experience working with a frail/elderly population, preferably in long term care, home care or community health. Experience teaching patients and other health care workers preferred.

Required Certifications/Licensure: Valid PA COTA license and Valid PA Driver’s license.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of the medical, social, and emotional needs of a frail, elderly population.
• Able to demonstrate clinical competency with the frail, elderly population.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills; ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work independently and to utilize critical decision-making skills.
• Working knowledge of utilization review, quality assurance and managed health care concepts.
• Ability to work with the interdisciplinary team approach to care for the elderly.
• Working knowledge of local health care and geriatric service networks.
• Working knowledge of Windows operating systems, e-mail, word processing.
• Able to deliver services in a compassionate, responsive, and courteous manner. Dependable, resourceful and flexible.
• Ability to work effectively with staff, participants, providers and referral sources.
• Ability to understand and carry out non-technical verbal and written directions, record messages, and keep records.
• Physical and emotional ability to carry out assigned tasks.