Occupational Therapist

Chesapeake - Potomac Home Health Agency; Hughesville (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus of $5,000

Job summary

A leading home healthcare provider in Maryland is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to deliver therapy services in home settings. Responsibilities include evaluating patients and developing treatment plans. Candidates must be licensed and have experience in occupational therapy. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is offered along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year practicing as an Occupational Therapist.
• Possess and maintain a current license as an Occupational Therapist from the State Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners.
• Maintain current CPR certification.
• Maintain current driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Conducts physical evaluations to determine appropriate treatment.
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates occupational therapy treatment.
• Teaches home occupational therapy programs to patients and families.
• Regularly reevaluates rehabilitation needs and modifies programs.

Skills

Occupational therapy

Patient assessment

Communication

Physical evaluation

Job description

Description

Sign On Bonus!

JOB PURPOSE:

The Occupational Therapist provides occupational therapy services to patients in the home setting.

Work includes responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient’s occupational therapy plan of treatment. Salary range posted is for a full time position.

Offering a $5,000.00 Sign On Bonus!

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of one year practicing as an Occupational Therapist.
• Possess and maintain a current license as an Occupational Therapist from the State Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts a complete physical evaluation in order to determine appropriate treatment in accordance with the functional level of the patient.
• Obtains a complete history through interview of patient/family/others.
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates occupational therapy treatment for patients in accordance with the physician’s plan of care and the patient’s abilities/limitations.
• Completes a plan of care that is thorough with measurable short and long-term goals.
• Teaches home occupational therapy programs to patients and/or their families and assists them in planning/implementing equipment needs for home use.
• Instructs patients in specific skills such as independent daily living skills, grooming and hygiene, sensorimotor, and social interaction.
• Regularly reevaluates the rehabilitation needs of the client and modifies occupational therapy programs based upon those needs.
• Observes signs and symptoms and reports to the physician and/or other appropriate health care professionals as often as needed or as changes in the patient’s condition requires.

Requirements

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Possess and maintain documentation of freedom of TB in a communicable form.
• Possess and maintain documentation of annual influenza vaccine.
• Mandatory Competencies as defined by the agency Education Plan.
• Maintain current CPR certification.
• Maintain current driver’s license.
• Maintain current auto insurance of at least $100,000 total liability insurance per person and $200,000 total liability insurance per accident.

POSITIONS SUPERVISED:

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling and stooping all day. The employee must frequently lift or move items weighing over 20 pounds. This position requires the ability to transfer, lift, move, and turn patients to and from bed, wheelchair, toilet, tub, shower, and occasionally the floor.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Work is performed in the patient’s home.
• Exposure Risk to Blood borne Pathogens: Category A - routine exposure to blood and body fluids. Occasional exposure to hazardous materials and infectious diseases.
• Extensive travel is required, sometimes in hazardous weather conditions.

EMERGENCY RESPONSIBILITY:

Expected to respond to emergency situations involving the safety of the patient in their homes. This includes the ability to assist with a possible evacuation of patient, or notify the proper agency/facility in case of any type of emergency situations such as calling an ambulance or the fire department.

• This position description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonable related business duties assigned by their supervisor.
• Management reserves the right to change job responsibilities, duties, and hours as needs prevail.