Occupational Therapist - Home Health

Piedmont Healthcare; North Augusta (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Augusta Hospital is seeking an Occupational Therapist for Home Health to assess and address patients' functional status, ADLs, and home-based therapy needs. You will help determine treatment plans, implement interventions, and monitor patient progress within a supportive clinician team.

Qualifications include a Master’s in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program and OT licensure; CPR and driver license are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (biology, psychology, or health sciences).
• Master's degree in occupational therapy from an accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient care needs related to functional status and ADLs.
• Develop and evaluate treatment plans; perform interventions to improve patient well-being and progress.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in biology/psychology/health sciences

Master's Degree in occupational therapy

Job description

Overview

Experience the advantages of real career change

Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams youll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work. Youll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future.

Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist in Home Health is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of patient care needs related to functional status, activities of daily living, fine motor coordination, home assessments and adaptive equipment, and other occupational therapy needs as defined by medical conditions. Based on this assessment and evaluation, the Occupational Therapist helps to determine a treatment plan, performs interventions aimed at improving and enhancing the patient‘s well being, and evaluates the patient‘s progress.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree in a related field such as biology, psychology, or health sciences Required and
• Masters Degree in occupational therapy from an accredited program Required

Work Experience

• No experience required Required

Licenses and Certifications

• OT - Occupational Therapist Registered Upon Hire Required
• CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation Upon Hire Required
• DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State Current driver‘s license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation Upon Hire Required

Business Unit : Company Name: Piedmont Augusta Hospital