Empowering Home Health Occupational Therapist

CenterWell Home Health; DeLand (FL); On-site; USD 86,000 - 117,500; Full time

Job summary

CenterWell Home Health seeks a licensed Occupational Therapist to help patients regain strength and independence in their homes. You will perform assessments, plan retraining programs, and deliver therapy according to physician orders to improve function and daily living activities.

Collaboration with physicians and care teams is essential to develop and revise care plans, document progress, and ensure patient safety.

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted OT licensure.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Assess/screen patients' daily living/work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives.
• Confer with the patient's physician and other healthcare team members and participate in development/revision of the Plan of Care Treatment.
• Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction to patients in accordance with physician orders to improve/restore strength, coordination, range-of-motion, and function or teach compensation measures.
• Review/expand the retraining programs in a manner consistent with the behavioral goals of each patient and within the guidelines of the rehabilitation program as a whole.
• Consult with other vocational team members, as appropriate, to develop and implement vocationally oriented plans consistent with the needs and capabilities of patients.
• Report patient status and progress to the physician, rehabilitation staff, Clinical Manager, patient, and family members.
• Participate in care coordination and discharge planning activities and act as a resource to other health care personnel in meeting patient's needs.
• Design community reintegration activities to assist the client in the physical reconditioning effort, and/or the psychological adjustment and coordinate the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Recommend and/or design special adaptive equipment for clients to improve residence or working environments or improve their participation in the rehabilitation program and/or community.
• Design/train staff and family members to carry out the retraining program including dressing, feeding, grooming, and hygiene skills, participate in team and family educational meetings.
• Supervise, instruct, and evaluate Occupational Therapy Assistant and Home Health Aide performance in implementing occupational therapy services.
• Accurately and thoroughly document patients' care observations, interventions, and evaluation on the day services are rendered. Ensure that interim (verbal) orders received from the physician are accurately documented and implemented. Submit evaluation, treatment plans, and discharge summary to the supervisor and care management staff.

Job description

CenterWell Home Health seeks a licensed Occupational Therapist to help patients regain strength and independence in their homes. You will perform assessments, plan retraining programs, and deliver therapy according to physician orders to improve function and daily living activities.

Collaboration with physicians and care teams is essential to develop and revise care plans, document progress, and ensure patient safety.