About this role
Overview
Position: Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)
Location: Richmond, VA
Schedule: Full-TimeCompensation: $26 - $42 per hour
Select Specialty Hospital - Richmond is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTA) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent care every step of the way.
Why Join Us:
- Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
- Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities
- Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
- Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program
- Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
- Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
Responsibilities
- Reporting directly to the Occupational Therapist, you will be treating patients with complex needs and challenging diagnoses.
- Conducting individual patient therapy regimens under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist (OT).
- Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions as indicated in collaboration with an OT.
- Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
- Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Current state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant required.
- Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required or as required by state regulations.
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Other facts
About Select Specialty Hospital - Richmond
Part of the Select Medical family of brands, Select Specialty Hospitals and Regency Hospitals treat the most critical and complex medical and surgical conditions. Select Specialty and Regency Hospitals offer a variety of programs and services to match the patient's acuity and individual needs. The physicians, along with our nurses and therapists, work closely together to improve the physical, emotional, and functional wellness of our patients.
Select Medical provides equal employment [and affirmative action] opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
What you'll do
- The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant will conduct individual patient therapy regimens under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, monitoring patient response and modifying treatment as needed. Responsibilities also include completing all required department documentation and participating in continuing education seminars.
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