Traveling OT salary
Occupational therapist assistants help occupational therapists provide care to patients. COTAs help develop plans to provide treatment and rehabilitation services to patients who are suffering from mental, physical, emotional, or developmental impairments. Activities in the a rehabilitation plan range from teaching the proper way to move from a bed into a wheelchair to the best way to stretch and limber one’s muscles. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, certified occupational therapist assistants typically perform the following tasks:
- Help patients do therapeutic activities, such as specific stretches and other exercises.
- Work with children who have development disabilities, leading them in play activities that promote coordination.
- Help patients move to or from a therapy area.
- Teach patients how to use special equipment; for example, showing a patient with Parkinson’s disease how to use devices that make eating easier.
- Record patients’ progress and report to occupational therapists.
Certified occupational therapist assistant jobs are expected to increase by 43 percent between 2010 and 2020. Travel COTAs work in temporary assignments in a variety of settings including hospitals, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, nursing homes, and private practices. Qualified COTAs have earned a minimum of an associate’s degree through an accredited training program. Host Healthcare offers a large selection of traveling COTA jobs in the most desirable locations nationwide.
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