• Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant COTA

    Trinity Health (Hartford, CT)


    Employment Type:

    Full time

    Shift:

    Day Shift

    Description:

    **Mount Siani Rehab Hospital** a member of Trinity Health Of New England has an exciting opportunity for a **Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA** ) to join our mission-driven Rehab Unit.

     

    The **Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)** under the direction of an OT performs direct patient treatment and provides documentation for patients of all ages referred for occupational therapy. Supports the developed treatment plans to encourage the appropriate long- and short-term goals

    _You Will Be Responsible For:_

    + Provide function-based treatments for adult patients with a wide variety of diagnoses including stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, trauma, post-surgical.

    + Communicates all information to patient/family appropriately to the level of the individual as demonstrated by observation.

    + Implements direct treatment program including using appropriate therapy material/equipment established by an OTR as measured by observation and medical record review.

    Requirements:

    + Graduate of an AOTA accredited COTA.

    + Current State of CT license.

    + Excellent Communication skills

    Highlights

    + Become a valued member of an excellent, dedicated health care team

    + Engaged leadership

    + Full Time, 32 hour - Flexible Shifts covering 4-5 weekdays / week

    Facility Information

    **Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital** is Connecticut's only freestanding acute care rehabilitation hospital and is the largest provider of these services in Connecticut. Its focus is to restore the lives of people following serious illness or injury through programs for traumatic brain injury, stroke/neurological rehabilitation, sports medicine, spinal cord injuries and orthopedics.

     

    Our Commitment

     

    Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

    Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

    Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

     

    Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

     

    EOE including disability/veteran