HOME CARE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OT

Liberty Health; Mount Airy (NC); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Liberty Health is seeking a Home Care Occupational Therapist (OT) to provide patient-centered home health services in Mount Airy, NC. This per diem/PRN role involves direct treatment, evaluation, and ongoing plan-of-care development for individuals recovering at home.

The OT will collaborate with COTAs, document progress, and participate in interdisciplinary care planning. Qualified candidates hold a OT degree, state licensure, CPR, and CE obligations, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from an accredited school.
• Current licensure to practice OT in the state.
• CPR certification and strong communication/organizational skills.
• Minimum twelve hours of continuing education annually.

Responsabilités

• Provides patient care services along with direct treatment and follow-up.
• Evaluates new patients to service per physician orders using motor, sensory-perceptual-cognitive, and performance evaluations.
• Develops a care plan based on assessment findings.
• Establishes measurable goals aligned with the patient’s assessment.
• Documents patient care data accurately and timely, reflecting progress or decline.
• Coordinates with COTAs and provides monthly supervision of COTA’s patient care.
• Submits daily/weekly patient visit schedules to the Scheduler.
• Discusses reimbursement policies with patient/family and treatment plans with the Patient Care Coordinator, physician, and patient family.
• Coordinates referrals to other disciplines as needed.
• Provides in-service education and supervises peers and trainees as required.
• Conducts research and assists with orientation of new employees.

Connaissances

CPR certified

Communication

Organization

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Description du poste

HOME CARE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OT

Liberty Health Mt Airy, North Carolina, United States

About this position

HOME CARE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OT

Liberty Cares With Compassion

At Liberty Home Care we know that following an illness, trauma or surgery, the ability to recover at home can greatly improve patient outcomes. Our healthcare professionals are dedicated to offering recovery with independence to our patients.

We are currently seeking an experienced:

HOME CARE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST (OT) Per Diem, PRN Mount Airy, NC

Job Description

• Provides patient care services along with direct treatment and follow-up.
• Evaluates patients new to service where there are physician orders, utilizing motor evaluation, sensory-perceptual-cognitive evaluation, and/or performance evaluation as indicated by the patient’s condition.
• Develops a plan of care appropriate to the patient’s diagnosis, utilizing assessment findings and data.
• Establish measureable goals in compliance with patient’s physical assessment.
• Documents patient care data accurately, thoroughly, and in a timely matter, reflecting evidence of improvement/progress/decline in patient’s condition.
• Coordinate regularly with COTA’s and provide monthly supervision of the COTA’s patient care.
• Submits the daily/weekly patient visit schedule to the Scheduler.
• Communicates as necessary with intercompany and intracompany contacts.
• Discusses company and third party reimbursement policies and guidelines with the patient/family and discuss treatment plans with the Patient Care Coordinator, physician, and patient/family.
• Coordinates with Patient Care Coordinator in making referrals to appropriate disciplines.
• Provides in-service education, health care professional education, and public education in addition to supervising peers and supporting personnel and students in training as needed by the company.
• Conducts research and assists with orientation of new employees as needed.

Job Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from an accredited school of occupational therapy, successful completion of the National Certification Exam and current licensure from the state where therapy will be provided.
• Prefer a minimum of one year’s therapeutic experience in a non-home health care environment.
• Strong knowledge of theory and concepts relating to the practice of physical therapy and the ability to evaluate and treat patients for whom a physician’s order exists.
• CPR certified and strong communication and organization skills.
• Minimum of twelve hours of continuing education annually.
• Accept travel and working conditions as assigned.

Visit www.libertyhomecare.com for more information. Background checks/drug-free workplace. EOE.