Job Description

Position Title: CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT (COTA)

Reports to: Clinical Supervisor/Clinical Director

Job Description:

TheraPeeds Family Center is a premier, world renown therapy center that uses the science of neuroplasticity to retrain the brains and minds of children and adults with physiological and psychological/emotional limitations.

Our brain-based interventions are based on our proprietary H.O.P.E Method, which is a neurodevelopmental approach to therapy, based on the principles of brain development. For over 20 years we have established the effectiveness of brain rewiring using the H.O.P.E Method.

Our sister method, the W.A.Y (What About You) Model is a research-based intervention designed to retrain the mind using the principles of Positive Psychology and the science of Neuroplasticity. The result is a powerful combination of tools that uses a systematic and practical approach to build self-awareness, mindfulness, and clarity in the face of challenges and limitations in what we call the 4 P’s: Professional Life, Personal Life, Partnering Life, and Parenting Life.

Together both methods have been integrated as a brain-building and mind training system that uses neuroplasticity to make lasting changes in the brains and minds of our clients; allowing them to break away from limitations in skills and behaviors that impede their ability to function at their best in multiple areas of their lives.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Provide sensorimotor activities and exercises outlined in a treatment plan developed in collaboration with an occupational therapist
Monitor an individual's activities to make sure they are performed correctly
Record progress for the occupational therapist
Monitor client’s activities according to instructions from OT
Work as an integral part of an inter-disciplinary therapy team
Participate in clinical meetings to discuss patient treatments goals and clinical objectives
Contribute by planning and follow clinical team plans for clients
Document treatment plan progress, following Company communication procedures

Essential Physical Duties:

This position requires the staff member to engage in a variety of physical activities with clients of varying abilities. This can include non-ambulatory clients to mobile clients that engage in unexpected, unpredictable and fast movements. Clients ranging in age from 5 months to adult. Physical activity in this position requires the staff member to engage in movements that include and are not limited to any combination of:

Gross Motor:

Supine (lying on back)
Prone (lying on belly)
Sitting- variety of position on floor, stools, low to standard chairs
Squatting
Bending (at knee and hip)
Standing (up to 6-7 hours per day)
Walking
Running
Jumping
Climbing
Kicking and stopping ball
Balance (negotiate busy environment with moving children and equipment)

Upper Body:

Bilateral hand use (use of both hands)
Reaching in variety of planes of motion 45, 90 and 180 degree range of shoulder flexion and abduction)
Bending of elbows
Wrist extension and flexion
Forearm pronation and supination
Pulling
Pushing
Lifting (could be weight of up to non-ambulatory child and therapy equipment)
Throwing and catching balls (variety of sizes and weights)
Grasping
Grabbing
Isolated finger movements

Knowledge/Skills, Education and Licensing Requirements:

Associate of Science degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant or equivalent
OTA Certification and FL OT License required
Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

Work hours & Benefits:

Status: Exempt
Annual Salary with benefits.
Monday – Friday / 9 AM – 5 PM
Medical, Dental & Vision with 50% employer contribution towards employee monthly premium
401(k) for eligible employees (after 1 year of employment)
4 weeks of Company vacation in addition to individual PTO
State of the art facility
World Renown Treatment Center attracting clients from around the world
Great teamwork environment with team wellness as part of company culture
Access to TheraPeeds’ Continuing Education classes at no cost

TheraPeeds Holdings Inc

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