Home Health OT - Restore Function at Home

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Bala Cynwyd (PA)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Penn Medicine, a leading academic medical center, seeks an Occupational Therapist to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and plan patient-centered OT care. You will evaluate and treat patients, coordinate referrals, and document progress to improve independence in ADL/IADL at home or during home health visits.

Responsibilities include initial assessments, scheduling revisits, and communicating with families, physicians and care teams to optimize outcomes.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy from ACOTE accredited school required.
PA OTR/L license required.
BLS/CPR through AHA required.
Valid Driver's License required.
Car Insurance required.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with interdisciplinary team, schedulers and managers to ensure optimal patient experience.
Perform initial exam and evaluate data to identify functional impairments; schedule revisits and reassessments.
Coordinate referrals to related services to meet patient needs and plan interventions.
Administer ADL/IADL retraining, therapeutic exercises and cognitive retraining to restore function.
Document prognosis, treatment, response and progress in patient chart; discharge when goals achieved.
Provide supervision for OT assistant and ensure compliance with OT practice Act and policies.