Home Health Occupational Therapist

BAYADA Home Health Care; Yarmouth (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Part-Time Occupational Therapist to provide rehabilitative home health visits for adult and geriatric clients in Cotuit, Yarmouth and surrounding towns in Massachusetts. The OT will work within a multidisciplinary team to promote independence and safety in the home setting.

Requirements include a current Massachusetts OT license; prior home health experience is not required.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts OT license required.

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform thorough evaluations of patients’ functional status and ADLs/IADLs.
• Assess cognitive, psychological and motor aspects and develop intervention plans.
• Evaluate home environment for hazards or barriers to independence.
• Identify equipment needs and environmental adaptations.
• Collaborate with nursing in the multidisciplinary care plan.
• Educate patients and families in rehabilitative care and activities.
• Document observations, interventions and evaluations accurately.

Skills

Massachusetts OT license

Job description

Part-Time Home Health Occupational Therapist

Flexible Schedule and Work/Life Balance!!

BAYADA Home Health Care is currently seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist, for a part-time opportunity performing home health visits for patients in their homes.As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide exceptional rehabilitative care to adult and geriatric clients in in their homes in Cotuit, Yarmouth and surrounding towns. Prior home health experience is not required!!

As a home health Occupational Therapist, you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, affording them the opportunity to receive the medical care required to remain at home.

Occupational Therapist, OT Responsibilities:

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform thorough evaluations of patients’ functional status, including muscle function, endurance, visual coordination, written and verbal communication skills, and ADL and IADL performance.
• Assess cognitive, psychological and motor aspects of performance and develop individualized intervention plans to achieve favorable outcomes.
• Evaluate home environment for hazards or barriers to more independent living.
• Identify equipment needs and environmental adaptations resulting in enhanced outcomes for clients.
• Continually assess and revise the occupational therapy care plan, and participate with nursing in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
• Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety and independent living.
• Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

Occupational Therapist, OT Qualifications:

• A current Massachusetts Occupational Therapist license.

Why Choose BAYADA?

• BAYADA offers a comprehensive benefits plan that includes the following: Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, vision, dental and medical health plans, employer paid life insurance, 401k with company match, direct deposit and employee assistance program
• To learn more about BAYADA Benefits, click here.
• Base Pay: $62.00 - $70.00 per point depending on qualifications

BAYADA believes that our clients and their families deserve home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. Be part of a caring, professional team that is instrumental in providing the highest quality care while developing your career with an industry leader.

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.