Occupational Therapist Home Health

3M HEALTHCARE; Towson (MD); On-site; USD 93,900 - 129,300; Full time

Job summary

Humana's Home Health division seeks a licensed Occupational Therapist to deliver in-home rehabilitation, helping patients regain strength and independence. You will design retraining programs, assess function, and collaborate with physicians to optimize the Plan of Care.

Reporting to the Home Health Branch Administration, you will educate patients and families, document progress, and participate in care coordination and discharge planning to ensure high-quality outcomes in patients' homes.

Qualifications

• Must have current and unrestricted OT licensure.
• CPR certification required.
• Valid drivers license and reliable transportation required.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' daily living and rehab needs and develop retraining programs.
• Administer and interpret functional tests at home to support physician evaluation.
• Collaborate with physicians and rehab team to update care plans.
• Provide therapy to improve strength, range of motion and function.
• Document patient progress and submit plans and discharge summaries.

Skills

OT licensure

CPR certification

Valid drivers license

Job description

Position Overview

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/screen patients’ 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, 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 Range

$60.00 - $83.00 per visit/unit. $93,900 - $129,300 per year base pay.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40.

Additional Information

• TB Statement: This role is considered patient facing and is part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.
• Driving Statement: This role is part of Humana's driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver’s license and to maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. Individual must carry vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole‑person well‑being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also recognizing that your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short‑term and long‑term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

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 shall apply 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.