Work:
Alliance Rehab
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA/L)
KINDRED HEALTHCARE - Bethlehem, PA
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA/L)
Education:
LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Schnecksville, PA
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Skills:
Communicate and collaborate with other healthcare professionals involved with the care of a patient. Maintain and promote a positive attitude toward clients and their treatment programs. Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment. Evaluate the daily living skills or capacities of physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabled clients. Report to supervisors, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior. Work under the direction of occupational therapists to plan, implement, or administer educational, vocational, or recreational programs that restore or enhance performance in individuals with functional impairments. Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area. Attend care plan meetings to review patient progress and update care plans. Design, fabricate, or repair assistive devices or make adaptive changes to equipment or environments. Select therapy activities to fit patients' needs and capabilities. Observe and record patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior and maintain this information in client records. Communicate and collaborate with other healthcare professionals involved with the care of a patient. Maintain and promote a positive attitude toward clients and their treatment programs. Monitor patients' performance in therapy activities, providing encouragement. Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment. Evaluate the daily living skills or capacities of physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabled clients.