COTA

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 Assistant duties and responsibilitiesOccupational Therapy Assistants are responsible for treating patients with therapeutic and self-care activities. The job requires candidates to perform a variety of duties including the following:Monitoring a patient’s progress to make sure that they’re successfully completing treatmentEncouraging the patient during their recovery processHelping patients to improve their quality of life by finding solutions to their problemsHelping injured employees improve their motor skills with the goal of re-entering the workforceTeaching patients with disabilities to become more independentUpdating patient records for the Occupational TherapistKeeping the office, treatment room and equipment in good orderTeaching patients, family members or other Caregivers skills and techniques to help with the patients’ treatment program