COTA - Occupational Therapy

  • DCH Health System
  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Full Time
Overview

Provides care to patients under the supervision of a physical or occupational therapist.

Responsibilities
  • Review relevant clinical data.
  • Collaborates and coordinates patients care plans with patient/family and other care providers.
  • Perform therapeutic procedures for clients as outlined in patients plan of care.
  • Participates in patient/family teaching.
  • Maintain clinical and professional competency.
  • Completes all documentation requirements in the established time frame.
  • Communicates to therapist as needed related to patient needs/goals.
  • Attends in service programs and departmental or hospital meetings.
  • Shares experience by mentoring students, new employees, volunteers and presenting in services.
  • Maintains involvement in department and hospital activities.
  • Provides feedback to the Manager.
  • Assist in departmental planning, staff training, performance improvement, and clinical service development.
  • Assist with departmental productivity by fulfilling individual work responsibilities and reporting significant variances in patient volume that may require manager adjustments to staffing.
  • DCH Standards:

    • Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
    • Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
    • Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
    • Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
    • Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
    • All other duties as assigned.
    Qualifications

    Current Alabama PTA/OTA licensure. Maintain active status with license in good standing with licensing agency. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak and comprehend English.

    WORK CONTEXT

    • Must be able to analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals
    • Must be able to enter patient or treatment data into computers
    • Must be able to collaborate with others to plan or provide treatment
    • Must have normal vision and hearing or correctable to normal
    • Must be careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
    • Must be reliable, responsible, dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
    • Must be pleasant with others on the job and display good nature, cooperative attitude.
    • Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing
    • Must be able to exert almost continual physical effort such as pushing, pulling, bending, climbing, lifting, and walking.
    • Exposure to human bodily fluids, disease, infection and hazardous materials may occur. Common protective or safety equipment may be required in job task.

    PHYSICAL FACTORS

    • Physical activities include: Talking, hearing, bending, twisting, walking, running, kneeling, crouching, stooping, crawling, climbing, balancing, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, repetitive motion, standing, and/or using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
    • Requirements:
    • PT/OT
    • Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
    • Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
    • Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
    • Physical presence onsite is essential.
    Job ID: 469583013
    Originally Posted on: 3/17/2025

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