Occupational Therapist

CHI Health Immanuel; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 77,000; Part time

Job summary

CHI Health Immanuel in Omaha, NE seeks a PRN Occupational Therapist to provide in-home therapy under physician orders. You will assess home safety, determine functional needs, and create individualized treatment plans to promote independence and safety.

The role requires NE OT licensure and BLS certification, strong assessment and communication skills, and adherence to professional guidelines. Collaboration with the care team and accurate documentation are essential.

Qualifications

• Licensed Occupational Therapist in NE
• BLS certification from American Heart Association

Responsibilities

• Provide in-home occupational therapy services under physician orders.
• Evaluate home safety and functional needs; develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families; educate on safety and independence.
• Complete documentation and billing in accordance with local, state and federal requirements.
• Collaborate with care team to achieve established goals and ensure quality metrics.
• Supervise OT assistants and technicians per guidelines; stay current with evidence-based practice.

Skills

Assessment

Treatment planning

In-home care

Patient education

Documentation & billing

Education

Licensed Occupational Therapist in NE

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our PRN Occupational Therapist, you will provide essential in-home occupational therapy services under physician's orders. Your role involves evaluating home safety, assessing functional needs, and implementing tailored treatment to promote independence.

Every day you will evaluate home safety, assess functional needs of physically disabled patients, then develop, plan, and implement individualized occupational therapy treatment procedures.

To be successful, you will demonstrate strong assessment, treatment planning, and implementation skills for in-home care. Excellent communication for patient education and a commitment to promoting independence and safety are essential.

• Provides occupational therapy assessment, care planning, patient treatment and education according to the professional practice guidelines defined by state and professional sources.
• Works as a collaborative team member to develop a coordinated care plan that is accountable to achievement of established goals.
• Is knowledgable and completes all required documentation and billing requirements according to established local, state and federal law.
• Is responsible for the knowledge and application of measurable quality metrics associated with the area of active practice. Periodically attends team meetings to discuss/improve program evaluation/quality measures.
• Provides supervision to occupational therapy assistants and techs according to established local, state and federal guidelines.
• Takes responsibility to stay current with evidenced based practice guidelines, stays current with new research introduced and serves as a professional resource to other team members in the area of occupational therapy practice.

Job Requirements

• Occupational Therapist license in NE
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association

Where You'll Work

CHI Health Immanuel, located in North Omaha just off of I-680 on 72nd Street, offers a full-service hospital, cancer center, rehabilitation center, specialty spine hospital and more. For well over a century, our commitment to serve our community inspires our staff to provide the highest quality of care to all who we have the privilege to serve.