Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant COTA Home Health

Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)

At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the right care, at the right time, in the right place.

Being part of something this meaningful starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling : developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers. To continue to be an industry pioneer in delivering unparalleled care, we need a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant with commitment and compassion. Are you one of them? If so, apply today!

As a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant, you will :

• Promote Elara Caring's philosophy, mission, and policies to ensure quality of care
• Assist in implementing rehabilitation needs by following a Plan of Care established by the Occupational Therapist
• Make routine visits and re-evaluate patient therapy needs during each visit, reporting significant changes to the OT, supervisor, physician, and care team
• Verify Plan of Care prior to each visit and provide care according to physician orders, assessment data, and established standards
• Counsel and instruct patients / caregivers in therapy needs and home exercise programs, requesting modifications as needed
• Promote compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party reimbursement regulations
• Maintain communication with clinical staff, providing updates on schedules, patient needs, physician orders, and special instructions
• Document timely and accurately to reflect coordination of care and continuity of services
• Support efforts to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits
• Work in a physically demanding, high-stress environment with patient handling, lifting, and transfers

Requirements :

Reporting Structure : You will report to the Branch Director, Clinical Manager, Clinical Supervisor, or designee.

We value the unique skills of veterans and military spouses. We encourage applications from military veterans and their families. Elara Caring provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age (40 and older), national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. Elara Caring participates in E-Verify and we will provide the Federal Government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. Employers like Elara Caring can only use E-Verify once you have accepted the job offer and completed the Form I-9. At Elara Caring, pay and compensation are determined by a variety of factors, including education, job-related knowledge, skills, training, and experience. Our compensation structure reflects the cost of labor across different U.S. geographic markets, and may vary based on location. This is not a comprehensive list of all job responsibilities and requirements; upon request, a job description can be provided. If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by reaching out to recruiting@elara.com.