Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant - COTA

About the job

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest is hiring a full-time certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) at its Post Falls, Idaho hospital. Under the direction of an occupational therapist, the COTA provides rehabilitation services to patients with physical impairments at the inpatient rehabilitation hospital.

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest, a participating hospital of Ernest Health, is an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Post Falls serving northern Idaho and the Inland Northwest, treating patients recovering from strokes, amputations, complex orthopedic injuries, brain or spinal cord injuries and other serious conditions. It holds Joint Commission certification in stroke and amputee care, and patients get one-on-one physical, occupational and speech therapy with nursing and physician support around the clock.

What you'll do

• Provide rehabilitation services to people with physical impairments under an occupational therapist's direction
• Monitor each patient's program and record progress for the occupational therapist
• Use the equipment the job requires and move quickly between tasks, setting priorities

What you need

• Current licensure as a COTA as state guidelines require
• A current Basic Life Support (BLS) or CPR card
• Critical thinking, using logic and reasoning to weigh the strengths and weaknesses of different solutions and approaches
• Understanding of how treatment costs relate to quality and efficiency, and knowledge of clinical operations and procedures
• Basic computer skills such as data entry, email, record keeping and word processing
• Effective organization, time management, and written and spoken communication
• Ability to keep information confidential, work closely with others and uphold quality, safety and infection control standards

Preferred

• One year of direct patient care experience in a rehabilitation hospital setting

Schedule

• Full-time

Benefits

• PPO and high-deductible medical plan choices, with flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Dental and vision coverage, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage
• A 401K with an employer match
• An employee assistance program and a wellness program with quarterly challenges and incentives for taking part
• Earned time off, with vacation time accruing from your first day
• Ernest Health recognition, wellness and retention programs