Occupational Therapist Home Health PRN

CenterWell Home Health; DeLand (FL); On-site; USD 86,000 - 117,500; Full time

Job summary

CenterWell Home Health seeks a licensed Occupational Therapist to help patients regain strength and independence in their homes. You will perform assessments, plan retraining programs, and deliver therapy according to physician orders to improve function and daily living activities.

Collaboration with physicians and care teams is essential to develop and revise care plans, document progress, and ensure patient safety.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assess/screen patients' daily living/work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives.
• Confer with the patient's physician and other healthcare 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.
• 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.

Job description

About the Role

As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Home Health Branch Administration, you will help patients regain strength, mobility, and independence in the comfort of their homes. You will deliver personalized rehabilitation and functional improvement care, empowering individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform daily 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 healthcare 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.
• 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

$54.00 - $76.00

Scheduled Weekly Hours

1

Pay Range

$85,400 - $117,500 per year

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. The 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.

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.