Occupational Therapist Home Health

CenterWell Home Health; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 85,400 - 117,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Short-term and long-term disability

Life insurance

Job summary

CenterWell Home Health is seeking a dedicated therapist in Gainesville, Florida. You will play a vital role in empowering patients to regain strength, mobility, and independence by providing personalized care focused on rehabilitation.

Your responsibilities include assessing patients' skills, developing retraining programs, ensuring proper documentation, and collaborating with healthcare teams. The role offers a competitive compensation ranging from $85,400 to $117,500 per year along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum six months of occupational therapy experience (preferred).
• Home Health experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Assess and screen patients’ daily living/work-related skills.
• Administer and interpret diagnostic tests in patients' homes.
• Provide therapeutic treatment in accordance with physician orders.
• Document patients’ care observations and interventions accurately.

Skills

Current and unrestricted OT licensure

Current CPR certification

Valid driver’s license

Reliable transportation

Job description

Become a part of our caring community

As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Home Health Branch Administration, 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.

Responsibilities

• Assess and 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 or restore strength, coordination, range‑of‑motion and function or teach compensation measures.
• Review and 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 and train staff and family members to carry out the retraining program, including dressing, feeding, grooming and hygiene skills, and 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.

Required Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted OT licensure
• Current CPR certification
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance and reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum six months of occupational therapy experience
• Home Health experience

Pay Per Visit / Unit Rate

$49.00 - $69.00

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

$85,400 - $117,500 per year

Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries offer competitive benefits that support whole‑person well‑being. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off (including holidays and volunteer time), paid parental and caregiver leave, short‑term and long‑term disability, life insurance, and additional wellness opportunities.

TB Statement

This role is patient‑facing and is part of Humana’s Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected, the candidate will be required to be screened for TB.

Driving Statement

This role is part of Humana’s driver safety program and requires a valid state driver’s license. The individual must maintain personal vehicle liability insurance in accordance with state minimum required limits or the higher of $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event/$10,000 property damage.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.