Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)- PACE

Bring Compassion and Clinical Excellence to MorseLife PACE

About MorseLife

For more than 40 years, MorseLife Health System has been setting the standard for exceptional senior care in South Florida. As a nonprofit healthcare system, we are dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults through compassionate care, clinical excellence, innovation, and service.

We are proud to be recognized as a:
•    Great Place To Work® Certified employer
•    5-Star Teaching Nursing Home
•    Recipient of the Gold Seal Award from the Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care

At MorseLife, learning never stops. As a respected teaching organization, we proudly partner with leading colleges, universities, and healthcare training institutions to educate and mentor the next generation of healthcare professionals. Through our robust clinical rotation program, students gain valuable hands-on experience while working alongside experienced clinicians and interdisciplinary teams dedicated to excellence.

Our academic partners include:

•    Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
•    Barry University
•    Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
•    Florida International University (FIU)
•    Keiser University
•    Lynn University
•    Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
•    Palm Beach State College (PBSC)
•    South Florida Healthcare Institute
•    South University
•    University of Miami (UM)

Whether you’re beginning your career or bringing years of experience, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact every day.
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MorseLife by the Numbers

•    40+ years of serving South Florida seniors and their families
•    1,700+ dedicated team members united by a shared mission
•    5-Star Teaching Nursing Home recognized for excellence in care
•    Great Place To Work® Certified workplace
•    Gold Seal Award recipient from the Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care
•    11 academic partnerships helping educate tomorrow’s healthcare professionals
•    Comprehensive continuum of care, including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory

     Care, Skilled Nursing, Short-Term Rehabilitation, Hospice, Home Health, PACE, and

     Community-Based Services
•    Mission-driven nonprofit organization committed to excellence, compassion, and innovation
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How You’ll Make an Impact

The Occupational Therapist Assistant will implement an individual patient therapy care plan that has been prepared by the Occupational Therapist and work under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist. Your essential responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS

• Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, and heat, sound, water, and electrical modality treatments (if certified) such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, paraffin, and hot and cold packs.
• Instructs, motivates, and assists clients to learn and improve functional activities such as functional transfers and daily living activities.
• Observes clients during treatments and compiles and evaluates data on patients' responses to treatments and progress and reports orally or in writing to Occupational Therapist.
• Fits patients for, adjusts, and trains residents in use and care of wheelchairs, hand splints, orthopedic braces and adaptive equipment.
• Confers with members of occupational/physical therapy staff and other health team members, individually and in conference, to exchange, discuss, and evaluate client information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment programs.
• Gives orientation to new Occupational Therapist Assistants/Students
• Performs clerical duties such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, and filling out forms.
• Measures resident's range-of-joint motion, length and girth of body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of specific treatments or to assist Occupational Therapist to compile data for patient evaluations.
• Communicates effectively with all those providing care including all members of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)
• Guides and instructs the client in prescribed therapeutic self-care and creative activities that are directed toward improving independence and physical and mental functioning.
• Responsible for documentation of patient’s progress through monthly progress notes as well as daily check ins/out of clients in therapy to ensure all patients on the schedule are treated.
• Ensure that the rehab gym is clean and tidy, equipment is placed back to where it belongs; equipment and exposed surfaces are sanitized in between clients and provide a safe working environment for patients and staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

(EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE)

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school with accredited COTA program; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Licensed in the state of Florida

• Valid driver’s license and automobile insurance in the State of Florida.

• 2 years’ experience with a minimum of one year experience with the frail and elderly.

• Reliable transportation to meet visit schedule.

• Ability to use equipment with visual and auditory mechanisms.

• Ability to effectively communicate in English.

• Flexible schedule to meet the needs of participants.

• Ability to physically access any home i.e. navigate stairs and narrow spaces, tolerate 

             heat and lack of air conditioning, in any area Company serves.

• Ability to manage stress.

• Ability to perform the essential functions and physical requirements (including, but not

             limited to: lifting participants and/or equipment, bending,  pushing/pulling, kneeling) of

             the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Valid State of Florida Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) Licensure

• Valid State of Florida Driver’s License 

• Valid BLS CPR Certification