Home Health Occupational Therapist - Flexible Schedule

Optum; Mansfield (LA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

Louisiana HomeCare, part of the LHC Group and a member of the Optum family, seeks Home Health Occupational Therapists (OT/OTR/L) for full-time, part-time, or PRN roles in Louisiana. The OT will assess and address functional status, activities of daily living, fine motor skills, home safety, and adaptive equipment within the plan of care in collaboration with the care team.

Primary responsibilities include evaluating functional status, CMS documentation readiness, and coordinating with physicians

Qualifications

• Current Occupational Therapy licensure in state of practice.
• Current CPR certification.
• Current driver's license and vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client.

Responsibilities

• Provides service within the scope of practice as defined by the state laws governing the practice of Occupational Therapy, in accordance with the plan of care, using evidence-based techniques, and in coordination with other members of the health care team.
• Evaluates the patient's functional status, status of all body systems as required for CMS documentation, and occupational therapy needs. Consults with the physician in the development of the therapy plan of care
• Observes, records, and reports to the nurse supervisor and the physician the patient's response to treatment and changes to the patient's condition
• Conducts patient assessments evaluating the level of function by applying diagnostic and prognostic functional ability tests

Skills

CPR certification

Driver's license

Ability to work with diverse patients

Education

OT licensure in state of practice

Job description

Louisiana HomeCare, part of the LHC Group and a member of the Optum family, seeks Home Health Occupational Therapists (OT/OTR/L) for full-time, part-time, or PRN roles in Louisiana. The OT will assess and address functional status, activities of daily living, fine motor skills, home safety, and adaptive equipment within the plan of care in collaboration with the care team.

Primary responsibilities include evaluating functional status, CMS documentation readiness, and coordinating with physicians