Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant ( Cota )

Blount Memorial Hospital
Maryville, Tennessee
Full Time

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CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT ( COTA ) JOB SUMMARY
- Under the supervision of an OT, the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant ( COTA ) implements occupational therapy treatment programs, assesses the patient’s progress, notes patient response to treatment and documents daily in clinical chart or as required. Participates in multidisciplinary teams to correlate comprehensive patient care processes, provides patient, staff and family education; provides occupational therapy care to infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics based on knowledge of growth and development of various populations. Treats patient’s with various integumentary, musculoskeletal, congenital abnormalities, genetic disorders and neurological dysfunctions.
CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT ( COTA ) JOB SPECIFICATIONS
- Education and/or experience: Require current Occupational Therapy Assistant license by
  the State of Tennessee Division of Health Related Boards. CPR required. Current Thermal
  and Electrical modality certification recommended. Membership in professional association
  preferred.
  Knowledge: Knowledge of basic growth and development. Knowledge of information,
  techniques, principles, methods and procedures needed to diagnose and treat injuries,
  disease and physical dysfunction. Knowledge of human behavior and performance.
  Skills: Actively listens by giving full attention to what other people are saying. Talks and
  writes effectively and concisely to convey information effectively. Uses critical thinking to
  assess alternative methods to address a problem. Monitors and assesses performance. Able
  to apply occupational therapy treatment skills as needed according to the goals developed by
  the Occupational Therapist.
  Abilities: Uses deductive reasoning to apply general rules to specific problems to produce
  answers. Able to listen and understand information presented in oral fashion. Able to
  combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.