COTA Per Diem

Job description

Overview
COTA - Per Diem - Provo, Utah
Central Utah Rehabilitation Hospital in Provo, Utah is an inpatient rehabilitation hospital providing advanced medical and rehabilitative services for patients with complex, critical health needs.
Our hospital features all private rooms, a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and rehabilitation therapists.
We pride ourselves on a warm, patient-focused approach – treating each patient like family and coordinating closely with referring hospitals and families.
Accredited by The Joint Commission and recognized for excellence in respiratory care, Central Utah Rehabilitation Hospital serves Utah and surrounding states as a trusted center for healing, providing the time and specialized care patients need to recover and transition to the next stage of recovery.
Qualifications
Required Skills:
• Current licensure as a COTA required per state guidelines.
• Current Basic Life Support/CPR card required.
• One year of direct patient care experience in rehabilitation hospital setting preferred.

Additional Qualifications/Skills:
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Demonstrates an understanding of treatment costs and financial support as they relate to quality and efficiency.
• Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
• Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management.
• Effective organizational and time management skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality.
• Ability to work closely and professionally with others.
• Ability to move quickly from one task to another and to prioritize tasks.
• Ability to use appropriate equipment necessary for the job

Responsibilities
Under the direction of an occupational therapist, provides rehabilitative services to individuals with physical impairments. Monitors the patient's program and records patient's progress for the occupational therapist. Integrates the hospital’s mission and “Guiding Principles” into daily practice.