Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) PRN
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Position Description: Join Our Dynamic Team!Come Grow With UsBelow, you will find a complete breakdown of everything required of potential candidates, as well as how to apply Good luck.Presbyterian Village North is immediately hiring a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant PRN in their Rehab. Department.Shift Available: PRN weekdays as well as weekends - Open FlexibilityMultiple Locations: North Dallas and NW Plano - see Recruiter for detailsCome help in our Therapy Department. Wonderful environment in our Skilled Nursing/Rehab building and strong teammate relationships! With a shared legacy in business and healthcare innovation, Forefront Living's family of care-oriented organizations blends values built on compassion and faith with high-quality senior care - long-term care, Alzheimer's and memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapies, hospice and palliative care.These senior care services, along with the celebration of independent living at our senior lifestyle communities, combine to bring deeper meaning to every phase of life for people of all faiths, regardless of race, gender, color, religion, national origin or disability. Forefront Living is the not-for-profit, faith-based parent of Presbyterian Village North, Faith Presbyterian Hospice, and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center.ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Model a service attitude towards others, takes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative to make things better, is friendly and courteous to residents, patients, visitors, and co-workers• Ensure resident, patient, visitor, and co-worker safety by remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazards• Maintain good attendance record• Provide resident therapy treatments as directed by the Occupational Therapist• Document treatment and progress notes and other clinical work in the medical record per departmental policy and procedure• Provide resident, family and staff education pertaining to Occupational Therapy modalities to ensure understanding and proficiency of care• Demonstrates good clinical judgment in all aspects of resident treatments in which trained to provide• Screening residents to determine their potential benefit from Occupational Therapy intervention and communicate need for intervention to Occupational Therapist• Develops, directs and/or participates in Occupational Therapy programming for the residents• Attends in-services and other meetings as required on an ongoing basis• Maintains continuing education per state licensure requirements• Other duties as assigned by the Occupational Therapist and Director of RehabMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:• Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant in the state of Texas xhyhwjd • Knowledge of therapy industry and federal, state and local government regulations• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and complete multiple tasks in a dynamic environment• Demonstrated efficiency strategies for fast paced environment• Experience in SNF/LTC/IL/AL/OP setting or mature population rehabilitation and wellness needs• Experience with PDPM treatment and reimbursement policy• Basic computer skills, Outlook, Word, Excel• Excellent customer service skills• Genuine caring for and interest in the care of mature adults, special needs and hospice patients• Ability to perform work tasks within the Physical Demand Requirements • Ability to comply with the Resident Bill of Rights and the Employee Responsibilities• Ability to perform Essential Duties • Ability to comply with organizational and departmental safety policies and procedures