Occupational Therapist Assistant
2 months ago
Sonoran Sun Pediatric Therapy is seeking a highly motivated and passionate fully licensed and certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) in Arizona. This role is for a full-time Occupational Therapist Assistant.
Sonoran Sun Pediatric Therapy provides Speech Therapy (ST), Feeding Therapy (FT), Occupational Therapy (OT), and Physical Therapy (PT) services for patients from birth to age 20. Our setting is highly collaborative, fun, and sensory-focused. Therapists can easily incorporate movement and sensory activities into their sessions using our dynamic therapy gym and facilities, enhancing the treatment experience for our young patients.
The qualified applicant will provide individual client services and determine priority needs for occupational therapy by:
- Demonstrating and articulating sound clinical reasoning in treatment planning, implementation of patient’s progress.
- Effectively collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to meet patient’s goals.
- Monitoring patients' performance in therapy activities, home programs, and provide support and encouragement.
- Assisting in instructing patients and families in home programs, daily living skills, sensory processing, visual tracking, motor coordination, fine motor skills, and/or the care and use of adaptive equipment.
- Observing and recording patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior.
- Maintaining documentation of progress, observations, treatment and complete progress notes for each client.
- Assisting occupational therapists with implementing treatment plans.
- Reporting on patients' progress, attitudes, behavior, as well as any questions regarding treatment or goals to supervisors.
- Complying with federal, state, and local legal and certification requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
The qualified candidate will also:
- Work under the direction of an occupational therapist to plan, implement, or administer programs to restore or enhance performance in children with functional impairments.
- Have knowledge and practice with developmental disorders including, but not limited to, Sensory Processing Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down’s Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Intellectual Impairment, etc.
- Demonstrate the knowledge of motor coordination, sensory integration techniques, how to facilitate appropriate and functional muscle movement, how to promote better handwriting and fine motor skills, familiarity with self-regulation skills, ADL skills, and utilizing adaptive equipment, etc.
- Have knowledge and practice with developmental disorders including, but not limited to, Sensory Processing Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down’s Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Intellectual Impairment, etc.
- Will be a service, client, and family oriented, active listener with excellent time management and multi-tasking skills.
- Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule: Day shift, Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday, 4 day work week
Work setting: In-person Clinic, Private Practice - Our clinic is open Mondays through Thursday from 8 AM to 6 PM and 8 AM to 5 PM on Friday
Company Benefits:
- Competitive Pay
- Health, Dental, Vision
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- 401k Retirement
- Life Insurance
- Paid Cancellations and No Shows
Professional Qualifications
- Completion of an Occupational Therapy Assistant Program that is accredited through the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education Arizona license or eligible for license under statuses in Arizona
- CPR and First Aid certification
- Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card
Physical Requirements
- Duties require extensive standing, walking, reaching, bending, kneeling, sitting/playing and crouching on the floor.
- Requires lifting, positioning, and/or transferring clients, including the ability to participate in physical activities and play-based therapies.
- Most frequently required to lift up to 35 pounds, must occasionally lift up to 100 pounds.
Experience:
- Pediatrics: 1 year (Preferred, field work experience accepted)
- Experience in Feeding (Preferred, field work experience accepted)
- Bilingual in English and Spanish (Preferred)
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