Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

CLOVIS, NM

About Us:

At Excela Care, we believe Home Health care is more than a service—it’s a calling. Every day, our team brings comfort, dignity, and peace of mind to patients and families facing life’s most delicate moments. With compassion at our core, we create a workplace where kindness leads, voices are heard, and every role carries purpose. If you’re looking to make a difference in the lives of others while being part of a team that feels like family, we’d love to welcome you.

Job Summary:

Facilitates development, rehabilitation, and restoration of normal body functions of patients following illness or injury. Follows physician plan of care in restoring the patient’s functions, alleviating pain and prevention liabilities by planning and administering medically prescribed occupational therapy. Requires supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist.

Essential Functions:

• Performs planned services that are delegated and supervised by the Occupational Therapist to meet the patient’s goals and needs
• Helps patient accomplish treatment plan and accept therapeutic devices by administering manual exercises, instructing, encouraging and assisting patients in performance of physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory function activities and daily-living activities and in use of assistive and support devices, and maintenance therapy
• Implements home exercise programs; instructing patients, families and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and providing assistive equipment as needed
• Follows the plan of care while adhering to Agency policy under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist
• Meets regularly with the Occupational Therapist to update client progress and needs
• Participates in case conferences and team meetings
• Develops coordination and cooperation among other health care disciplines in the Agency to provide quality patient care
• Contributes to patient care conferences in order to provide an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s care
• Assures all documentation is completed according to Agency policy.
• Completes and submits documentation timely and accurately according to Agency policy
• Organizes schedule in a way to complete all assignments and treatment in a timely manner
• Makes visits as scheduled and participates in on-call rotation as required
• Maintains patient rights and dignity

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested
• Adheres to Agency or state association code of ethics
• Conforms to all applicable Agency policies and procedures
• Participates actively in continuing education and in-services
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information and business trade practices
• Assumes accountability for reporting incidents and complaints according to Agency policy

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Ability to supervise in accordance with Agency’s policies and applicable laws
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints, regulatory agencies or members of the business community
• Cooperative attitude
• Advanced interpersonal written and verbal communication
• Basic math skills related to patient care

Information Management:

Treats all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security

• Cooperates fully in all risk management activities and investigations
• Keeps abreast of changes in health care law
• Maintains Agency/program compliance with local, state and federal laws as well as state accreditation standards

Minimum Position Qualifications:

Education:

Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program for Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants;
Eligible to take or…