Home Health Occupational Therapist: Restore Mobility & Independence

CenterWell Home Health; Marion (OH); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

CenterWell Home Health is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our home health team, delivering therapy services in patients’ homes under physician orders. You will help patients regain strength, mobility and independence through targeted, rehab-focused plans of care aligned with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires at least six months of OT experience in home health, a valid driver’s license, and reliable transportation.

Qualifications

• Minimum six months of occupational therapy experience
• Home Health experience
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance and reliable transportation

Responsibilities

• Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function to patients in their homes or other settings to assist the physician in evaluating the patient’s level of function.
• Confer with the patient’s physician and other health care 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.
• 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 is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our home health team, delivering therapy services in patients’ homes under physician orders. You will help patients regain strength, mobility and independence through targeted, rehab-focused plans of care aligned with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires at least six months of OT experience in home health, a valid driver’s license, and reliable transportation.