Home Health Occupational Therapist - Make an Impact

Optum; Rapid River (MI); On-site; USD 47,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

UP Health System Home Care & Hospice, part of the LHC Group and connected to Optum, is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our Home Health team. You will assess and evaluate patient care needs related to functional status, activities of daily living, and home-based therapy requirements.

Responsibilities include conducting functional assessments, coordinating with the care team, and documenting CMS-required status. Sign-on bonus of $5,000 is offered; full-time, benefits-eligible position.

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

OT licensure

Job description

UP Health System Home Care & Hospice, part of the LHC Group and connected to Optum, is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our Home Health team. You will assess and evaluate patient care needs related to functional status, activities of daily living, and home-based therapy requirements.

Responsibilities include conducting functional assessments, coordinating with the care team, and documenting CMS-required status. Sign-on bonus of $5,000 is offered; full-time, benefits-eligible position.