Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, evenings

Exemption Status:
Non-Exempt. Hiring Range: $22.95 - $41.31. Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:
Holidays
- Every Other Holiday, Weekends
- Every Other Weekend. Scheduled

Hours:

12-8.

Shift: 2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America).

Hours:

16. Cost Center: 24070 - 0626 Clinical MPU.

This position may have a signing bonus available. A member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) is responsible for the implementation of the established treatment programs including individual and/or group treatments, utilizing a variety of therapeutic modalities to maximize the patient’s/resident’s level of function. Supervises and is responsible for the care provided by students and support staff. Provides care in multiple settings, participates in departmental activities, and pursues professional growth.

• Implements treatment programs under the direction of the Occupational Therapist which are clinically appropriate and within accepted standards of professional practice and departmental policies and procedures.
• Identifies, documents and reports patient changes and responses to treatment to the primary Occupational Therapist, with follow‑up reassessment by the Occupational Therapist as indicated and generates documentation, which is consistently complete, accurate, timely and legible.
• Educates patient/caregiver on therapeutic activities and treatment plans as evidenced by proper documentation and/or achievement of goals and accomplishes smooth transition for discharge by working collaboratively with an Occupational Therapist.
• Maintains assignment of patients and caseload according to unit guidelines and established standards of practice.
• Uses positive customer service skills when communicating with patient and patient’s family and serves as a patient and family advocate.
• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings.
• Accepts responsibility for reading staff meeting minutes when not able to attend.
• Keeps current with literature regarding changing practices, interventions, and best practices in patient care.
• Leads patient groups under direction of the occupational therapy supervisor and GMPU director.
• Assists with Department of Mental Health behavioural health safety checks.
• Assists with on‑unit patient movement during the day.
• Responds to Code yellow.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to speak, read and write fluent in English.
• Ability to always act and communicate professionally.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from patients, caregivers, managers, and other staff.
• 6-12 months experience in a patient care role desired.
• Hospital approved de‑escalation training acquired after hire.

Graduate of an accredited COTA Program.

• NBCOT certified, current license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or eligible for licensure.
• Unless certification,…