About this role
Overview
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
PRN/OCC, Day Shift
LeConte Medical Center Overview:
LeConte Medical Center is a part of Covenant Health, our region’s top-performing healthcare network and is a 79-bed community hospital located in the heart of Sevier County. We’re a full-service, not-for-profit hospital delivering modern medicine and compassionate care to the growing Sevier County community. LeConte offers a full range of health services, including top-tier specialists, a modern ER, and a beautiful Women’s Center. Learn more about our amazing facility at https://www.lecontemedicalcenter.com/about-leconte-medical-center/.
Position Summary:
Under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist, provides treatment programs for occupational therapy patients as defined by State Practice Act. Monitors patients' progress and modifies treatment plans as per the physical therapist.
Responsibilities
- Clinical practice – Administers treatment programs, including specialized treatment
Adheres to the "Definition and Utilization of the Occupational Therapy Assistant" as stated in the current American Occupational Therapy Association policy.
- Monitors patient progress and makes recommendations to the occupational therapist in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.
- Documents patient progress in medical records for assigned patients.
- Provides input for patient care and discharge planning with other health professionals.
- Meets established targets for passive/active treatment ratios
- Involves patient and family in treatment, education and goal setting. Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient’s progress, needs and discharge planning.
- Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
- Serves as a resource person for support staff and other health system staff
Assists with training, orientation and supervision of support staff.
- Assumes responsibility for the educational development of assigned COTA students.
- Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes. Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.
- Meets established target for:
Quality/outcome measures
- Service/patient satisfaction measures
- Financial/productivity measures
- Growth/patients-per-day measures
- Demonstrates leadership including, but not limited to:
Supervision of support staff
- Participates in professional organization/meetings (TOTA, AOTA)
- Volunteers for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon, golf tournament, sports physicals, employee education, etc.
- Complete partnering activities per established targets per month.
Physician office visits
- Community lectures/volunteer
- Case Manager visits/marketing
- Provide or attend in-services
- Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
None
Licensure Requirement:
Current Tennessee Occupational Therapy Assistant License. CPR required.