Occupational Therapist, Home Health

CenterWell Home Health; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CenterWell Home Health is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist to support patients at home with personalized rehabilitation. You will assess daily living skills, design retraining plans, and collaborate with physicians to optimize the Plan of Care and patient outcomes.

You will deliver therapeutic treatment per physician orders, advance functional goals, and coordinate with OT Assistants and Home Health Aides to ensure comprehensive care in home settings.

Qualifications

• Assess/screen patient's daily living/work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives.
• Confer with the patient's physician and other health care team members and participate in development/revision of the Plan of Care.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Assess/screen patient's daily living/work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives.
• Confer with the physician and health care team members to develop or revise the Plan of Care.
• Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction to improve strength, coordination, ROM and function.
• Review/revise retraining programs aligned with patient goals and rehab plan.
• Coordinate/oversee OT Assistant and Home Health Aide performance in implementing OT services.

Skills

Patient assessment

Therapy planning

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Functional rehabilitation

Care coordination

Job description

Become a part of our caring community

As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, you’ll play a vital role in helping patients regain strength, mobility and independence—all from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

Become a part of our caring community

As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, you’ll play a vital role in helping patients regain strength, mobility and independence—all from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, You Will

• Assess/screen patient's daily living/work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives. 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.
• Consult with other vocational team members, as appropriate, to develop and implement vocationally oriented plans consistent with the needs and capabilities of patients.
• 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.
• Coordinate/oversee/supervise/instruct and evaluates Occupational Therapy Assistant and Home Health Aide performance in implementing occupational therapy services.
• Accurately and