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**City/State:** Saint Louis, Missouri

**Categories:** Rehabilitation Services

**Job Status:** Full-Time

**Req ID** : 102342

**Pay Range:** $23.10 – $38.36 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

Are you a **Certified Occupational Therapist** **Assistant (COTA)** looking to work in a highly dynamic therapy team in a Complex, Nationally Ranked Community Hospital? Missouri Baptist has an opening for a **full-time COTA** to work in an acute care setting.

Monday-Friday; 2 weekend days every quarter

We offer:

+ Work with a multidisciplinary team

+ Mentorship and Professional Development

+ BJC Benefits

Come join our BJC family today!

Overview

**Missouri Baptist Medical Center** , an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provides skilled treatments to patients as prescribed by the physician and directed by a licensed occupational therapist as specified in their health care service setting.

Responsibilities

+ Implements treatment plan as developed by the licensed occupational therapist.

+ Collaborates with the licensed occupational therapist on an agreed upon frequency to assess and reassess patient’s plan of care, treatment goals and interventions.

+ Documents patient progress in daily notes and weekly notes (as applicable), as well as contributes recommendations to patient’s discharge note from occupational therapy

+ Reports on interventions and patient progress during assigned meetings and contributes to the screening and evaluation process.

+ Assists with guidance for clinical fieldwork students under the supervision of the licensed occupational therapist.

Minimum Requirements

Education

+ Associate's Degree - OT Assistant

Experience

+ No Experience

Supervisor Experience

+ No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

+ COTA

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

+ Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

+ Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution

+ 401(k) plan with BJC match

+ Tuition Assistance available on first day

+ BJC Institute for Learning and Development

+ Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

+ Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our** **Benefits Summary** **.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer