Occupational Therapy Assistant - COTA Per Diem

Assists in providing rehabilitative services to persons with mental, physical, emotional, or developmental impairments.

Salary:  $31 - $35 per hour

• Education: Graduate of an accredited therapy program

• Works under the direction of occupational therapists to plan, implement, or administer programs that restore or enhance performance in individuals with functional impairments.
• Monitors patients' performance in therapy activities and provides encouragement.
• Assists in instructing patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment.
• Observes and records patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior and maintains this information in client records.
• Assists occupational therapists with implementing treatment plans.
• Reports to supervisors on patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior.
• Performs clerical duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.