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Come join our awesome team as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant at Home Health of Western Colorado! $5,000 retention bonus to be paid out over 24 months.

Home Health of Western Colorado is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Job Highlights:

• $25.75 - $31.50/hr - depending on previous experience
• 403(b) Retirement Plan;
• Career scholarships;
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs;
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, or
• Pay in lieu of benefits;

• Paid Time Off & Holidays Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Schedule:

• 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday Objective: To provide quality ongoing therapy to all patients within the facility per physician's orders. Communicate on an ongoing basis with therapist, residents and staff, the progress of such designed programs. The Assistant assists the therapist with resident/patient related activities and direct resident/patient care. The Assistant keeps department records as per facility policy.

Required Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Graduate from a Therapy Assistant accredited curriculum. Eligible for certification and/or licensure per state regulations. 2. Is a registered assistant the state of employment or is eligible for registration in the state of employment. 3. Ability to understand medical terminology and how it applies to Therapy in order to communicate with residents, staff and physicians, and to prepare meaningful reports. 4. Coordination and dexterity necessary to manipulate tools and materials while instructing residents. 5. Adequate strength and endurance to meet the physical demands involved in using equipment, tools, and materials while instructing residents. 7. Verbal and written ability is necessary to understand oral and written instructions; to communicate with residents, staff and family; and to prepare reports as directed by the Registered Therapist. 8. Motor coordination, manual and finger dexterity are necessary to coordinate movements of eyes, hands and fingers and to manipulate materials while instructing residents. 9. Spatial and form perception are necessary to visualize shapes, patterns and other pertinent details in specifications and pictures. 10. Ability to undertake a variety of changing duties as required by many different projects. 11. Ability to work under specific instructions as to the scope of a project, but to use initiative and judgment in adapting project to patient. 12. Ability to observe all necessary precautions in the use of equipment to prevent injury to resident or staff. 13. Be willing to work weekends and holidays, as needed, on a rotational basis. 14. Be willing to travel and work at other VOA facilities, as needed. 15. Maintain productivity standards as directed by supervisor. 16. Ability to utilize computers and other electronic devices for tasks such as timekeeping, in-servicing and documentation. 17. Able to meet the requirements identified in the Essential Function

Essential Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Performs therapy treatment and related duties delegated by the therapist. a. Performs therapy treatment in a safe and professional manner. b. Maintains clinical skill competencies. c. Respond promptly to acute changes in the pati nt's physiological state, report changes to therapist and record pertinent changes. d. Modify treatment techniques in conference with therapist. e. Teach patients, their families and other health care providers to perform selected treatment procedures and functional activities. f. Directly assist the therapist in performing complex evaluations and/or treatment procedures. 2. Provides Therapy to the residents upon written order of the residents' attending physician and specifically: a. Communicates a report on the residents' progress to the therapist and attending physician. b. Consults with the therapist and the physician regarding residents' change of condition as indicated during the course of treatment.