Occupational Therapist (OT) | East Denver Area

Namaste Home Health and Hospice; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

Namaste Home Health + Hospice in the Denver area is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist to implement care standards and support patients in their homes. You will collaborate with physicians, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team to develop and monitor the plan of care.

Responsibilities include evaluating functional status, educating patients and families, coordinating with health professionals, and contributing to discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the AMA/ AOTA.
• Meets personnel qualifications stated in §418.114(b)(5).
• Registered with the NBCOT as an occupational therapist.
• Two years of clinical experience as an occupational therapist.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
• Possesses and maintains current CPR Certification.
• Understands hospice philosophy and issues of death/dying.
• Must be a licensed driver with a registered, insured vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Assumes responsibility for ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of individualized care plans.
• Provides services ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
• Educates patient, caregiver, and family; counsels them as needed.
• Communicates with physicians and other health practitioners about the current plan of care.
• Evaluates functional status and home environment for barriers to independence.
• Identifies equipment needs and participates in total plan of care development.
• Performs work capacity evaluation for patients planning to return to work.
• Develops treatment programs and establishes goals for improved function.
• May teach or retrain daily activities and fabricate adaptive equipment as appropriate.
• Trains patients in prosthetic/orthotic device use when indicated.
• Maintains clinical records and reports changes to the physician.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and in-service training.
• Identifies needs for other home health services and refers accordingly.
• Instructs family/caregivers on treatment regimes and cares.
• Supervises Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants per policy and state regulations.
• In cases where therapy is the sole skilled service, supervises home health aide care biweekly.
• Participates in discharge planning for the patient.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organization skills

CPR certification

Driver's license

Education

OT degree from accredited program

NBCOT registration

Job description

East Denver Area Part-Time JOB SUMMARY

The occupational therapist contracted or employed is responsible for the implementation of standards of care for occupational therapy services and for adherence to all conditions outlined in the Service or Employment Agreement.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).


• Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.


• Provides patient, caregiver, and family counseling.


• Provides patient and caregiver education.


• Communicates with the physician who is responsible for the home health plan of care and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current home health plan of care.


• Evaluates patient’s functional status (muscle function, endurance, visual coordination, written and verbal communication skills, self-care ability, work capacity, etc.).


• Evaluates home environment for hazards or barriers to more independent living.


• Identifies equipment needs.


• Participates in the development of the total plan of care.


• For patients who plan to return to work, the occupational therapist may perform work capacity evaluation and may refer to specialized vocational training in accordance with Organization policy.


• Develops treatment program and establishes goals for improved function.


• May teach new skills or retrain patient in once familiar daily activities that have been lost due to illness or injury, in accordance with Organization policy.


• May fabricate splints and instruct patient in the use of various types of adaptive equipment to improve function.


• May train patient in the use of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.


• Maintains appropriate clinical records, clinical notes, and reports to the physician any changes in the patient’s condition.


• Submits these records in accordance with Organization policy.


• Participates and contributes in the HHA’s quality assessment and performance improvement program and HHA-sponsored in-service training, case conferences, and other meetings as required by Organization policy to ensure coordinated and comprehensive plans of care for the patients of the Organization.


• Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and refers as appropriate.


• Instructs patient’s family/caregiver and other Organization health care personnel in patient’s treatment regime when indicated and appropriate.


• Supervises Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants according to organization policy and state regulations.


• When therapy is the only skilled service, instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care every two (2) weeks.


• Participates in discharge planning for patient.

Pay Ranges for per visit rates: $65.00 to 180.00 depending on the service

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• A graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association.


• Meets personnel qualifications stated in §418.114(b)(5).


• Registered with the National Registration Examination of the American Occupational Therapy Association.


• Two years of clinical experience as an occupational therapist.


• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.


• Possesses and maintains current CPR Certification.


• Understands hospice philosophy; issues of death/dying.


• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order.

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.

Namaste Home Health + Hospice is a Medicare and Medicaid certified home healthcare and hospice agency that has been serving the greater Denver area since 1998. At Namaste Home Health + Hospice, we believe that choice always exists and that excellent quality of life is always attainable. Whether we’re caring for a senior after a surgery, supporting a patient’s family member cope with grief, or supporting a loved one with a serious illness, our team will seek to provide care that exemplifies truly Life Changing Service.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.