COTA-Clinic Based, W2, Full Caseload Immediately Available

About Central Florida Dreamplex:

At the Central Florida Dreamplex, our mission is to provide opportunity an inclusion of all persons, regardless of ability, for sport, recreation, therapy, and employment. Our vision is to create a community around central Florida of both professionals, families, and community members to serve persons of all abilities to live their best lives. We have been offering occupational, physical, and speech services since 1991.

Learn more about us online at www.cfldreamplex.com

Job description

Come join the exciting team at Central Florida Dreamplex in Clermont, Florida! We provide Occupational Therapy to all ages at our fully-equipped sensory gym. We also offer recreational programs and adaptive sports clinics that benefit our patients outside of therapy. This full time position includes health benefits, vacation/PTO and retirement. We have a full caseload immediately available!

OTR/ COTA Supervision:  

• Contribute to the occupational therapist’s evaluation of client’s abilities through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, data collection, checklists, and interviews with family, client, and educational personnel, and observations  

• Providing accurate data and input to OT in a timely manner for Evaluations, Re-evaluations, or discharge summaries 

• Contribute to the occupational therapist’s development of individualized intervention plans of care 

 Treatment Planning: 

• General knowledge of human development throughout the life span 

• Knowledge of basic features of main occupational therapy theories, models of practice, principles, and evidence-based practice 

• Skill in gathering screening and evaluation data, completing checklists, histories, and interviews to assist with treatment planning 

• Based on the intervention plan, selects and implements therapeutic interventions to enhance client’s performance in areas of occupation, safety, and social participation within the school, home, and community environment 

• Ability to select, adapt, and sequence relevant occupations and purposeful activities that support intervention goals 

• Ability to provide occupationally based interventions to achieve client participation  

• Based on the intervention plan modifies environment including equipment, materials, devices, and adapts processes including the application of ergonomic principles  

• Ability to analyze tasks relative to areas of occupation, performance skills, activity demands, context (s), and client factors to implement the intervention plan – modify treatments as appropriate 

• Ability to recognize occupational performance deficits in the areas of personal care, client role/interactive skills, process skills, play, community integration/work, and graphic communication 

• Uses professional literature to make informed practice decisions  

• Uses good time management skills 

• Ability to maintain safe environments, equipment, and materials 

 Communication/ Documentation: 

• Explains intervention techniques to client, parents, and educational personnel 

• Continuously monitors through observation and consultation client progress and the effect of intervention and need for continuation, modification, or termination - Communicate this information to the occupational therapist 

• Documents occupational therapy intervention in accordance with guidelines  

• Participates in multi-disciplinary team communication to discuss client progress  

• Ability to articulate the role of the occupational therapy assistant and the occupational therapist in the evaluation, intervention planning, intervention process to caregiver or other disciplines 

• Ability to articulate the influence of socio-cultural, socioeconomic, and diversity factors on client occupational performance 

• Ability to utilize technology for staff communication and EMR systems 

• Skill in effective oral and written communication / documentation 

• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records and progress notes 

About Central Florida Dreamplex:

At the Central Florida Dreamplex, our mission is to provide opportunity an inclusion of all persons, regardless of ability, for sport, recreation, therapy, and employment. Our vision is to create a community around central Florida of both professionals, families, and community members to serve persons of all abilities to live their best lives. We have been offering occupational, physical, and speech services since 1991.

Learn more about us online at www.cfldreamplex.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $29.00 - $33.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)


• 401(k) matching


• Dental insurance


• Flexible schedule


• Health insurance


• Life insurance


• Paid time off


• Professional development assistance


• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Pediatrics

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Clermont, FL 34711: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Early Steps: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• COTA licensure for the State of Florida (Required)

Work Location: In person