| Location | Nashville, TN |
| Salary | $26.67–$30.34 Per Hour |
Job Title: Physical Therapy Assistant (COTA)
Location: Nashville, TN
Job Type: 6-month contract, W2
Expected hours per week: 40 hours per week
Schedule: On-site, Monday-Friday, 8am-5:00pm
Pay Range: $26.67-$30.34 per hour, based on experience
Job Description:
Position Summary
We’re seeking a licensed Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) to provide skilled support services across Middle Tennessee community home settings and a medically fragile foster-home program. You’ll carry out treatment interventions under the direction of an evaluating Occupational Therapist, support care teams with training and monitoring, and help ensure consistent, high-quality implementation of plans.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver interventions supporting ADLs, sensory needs, splinting, spasticity, ROM, and adaptive/mealtime services.
Provide direct support services in community home settings as needed.
Support medically fragile individuals with intensive, individualized intervention plans.
Attend Circle of Support meetings, including annual person-centered planning meetings as needed.
Complete monthly/quarterly monitoring to support fidelity of staff-implemented plans.
Lead and facilitate staff training (including onboarding for new staff/nurses) to ensure proper implementation of interventions.
Must-Have Qualifications
Licensed Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)
BLS (Basic Life Support)
3+ years of relevant experience
Comfort working in an interdisciplinary environment and following scope-of-practice and HIPAA expectations
Experience supporting ADLs and documenting/working in electronic medical records (EMR)
Nice-to-Have
Experience supporting individuals with IDD and/or medically fragile populations
Familiarity with spasticity clinic support, splinting programs, and staff coaching/training
Benefits: 40 hours paid time off, medical insurance contributions, dental vision and our 401k retirement savings plan available.
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