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Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) Home Health

Middlesex County

Experience a therapy career that comes with work-life balance! As a Par time Home Health COTA for Interim HealthCare®, you can set your own schedule and enjoy the freedom that comes with it.

For more than 55 years, Interim HealthCare has been an employer of choice to Occupational Therapists seeking a more flexible career. As a Home Health COTA, you’ll have the ability to customize therapy to each patient’s needs and implement strategies that make their home an easier place to navigate. If you’re ready to experience the rewards that home health therapy brings, you are made for this!

Our Home Health Occupational Therapists enjoy some excellent benefits:

• $35-$45/ Visit Part time or Full time opportunity is available
• 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
• Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
• Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
• Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
• Part time - Benefits 401K, sick time accrued

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:

• Provide Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant to patients unable to perform daily tasks due to an illness or injury
• Work as part of a home health team which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, PT and SLP, focused on the patient’s plan of care and personal goals 
• Assess patient, observe deficits, establish therapy goals and document progress
• Assist patient with exercises to improve fine motor skills and coordination
• Suggest adaptive equipment such as grab bars and shower chairs to offer added support
• Assess fall risks and introduce strategies to improve home safety
• Educate patient and family on plan of care, exercises, goals and self-care

A few must-haves for Home Health Occupational Therapists:

• Graduate of an accredited  Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Program and active COTA license in Massachusetts 
• Minimum of 1 years of Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant experience, ideally in home healthcare
• CPR certification 
• Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
• Good clinical Judgment, strong interpersonal skills, resourceful and compassionate

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