Occupational Therapist - OT (Part Time)

Choice Health at Home; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Choice Health at Home is seeking an Occupational Therapist (OT) for a part-time role in our Colorado Springs Home Health branch. The OT will plan, implement, and assess therapy to restore and maintain patient well-being across age groups.

The ideal candidate holds a valid OT license, CPR certification, and a driver’s license with auto insurance. HomeCare HomeBase experience is preferred. Clinical documentation and collaboration with the care team are essential to success.

Qualifications

• Perform clinical assessment to determine patient needs and appropriateness of care.
• Document, revise, and complete a Plan of Care and progress notes.
• Participate in the IDG care planning process and coordinate care.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal relations and communication with patients and team.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical assessment; identify patient needs and appropriateness of care.
• Document Plans of Care, progress notes, and orders in a timely manner.
• Accept assignments aligned with education and competence.
• Participate in IDG care planning process.
• Apply infection control standards during patient care activities.
• Assess and support ROM, strength, mobility, and ADL performance; fabricate adaptive equipment as needed.
• Communicate effectively with the care team to achieve outcomes.
• Evaluate patient occupational performance in self-care, work, leisure and safety.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Documentation

Care planning

Communication skills

Education

OT License

CPR Certification

Tools

HomeCare HomeBase

Job description

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Occupational Therapist - OT (Part Time)

PART-TIME CO - Colorado Springs Home Health Branch, Colorado Springs, CO, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 6169

The Occupational Therapist is a licensed professional who provides occupational therapy to patients/clients of all age groups. Plans, implements and evaluates patient/client care plans to restore or maintain patient/client well being. Evaluates occupational roles and occupational performance of patients/clients with physical, psycho-social and/or cognitive impairments. Provides interventions for deficits and elicits responses. Participates in the coordination of care.

As a Occupational Therapist , you will:

• Perform clinical assessment; identifies patient needs and appropriateness of patient.
• Documents, prepares, revises, and completes a Plan of Care, progress notes, phone orders and other clinical record documentation on an ongoing basis and in a timely manner.
• Accepts clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to care for patients/clients.
• Participates in the IDG care planning process.
• Apply concepts of infection control and standard precautions in coordination/performing patient care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease.
• Assess and facilitate through direct therapeutic intervention the patient's ROM, strength, coordination, need for and use of adaptive equipment and environmental modifications, functional mobility and safety issues as related to patient’s ADL performance needs. Fabricate and maintain adaptive equipment and hand splints.
• Uses effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Evaluate patient occupational performance in the areas of self-care, work, leisure and rest. Assess sensory-motor neuromuscular, psycho-social and cognitive-perceptual components of occupational behavior. Assess physical, social and cultural components of the patient’s occupational environment.
• Meets mandatory continuing education requirements of the Agency and the licensing board.
• Promotes the Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.

Requirements

• Valid Occupational Therapy License
• 1 year of occupational therapy experience preferred
• CPR certification
• Valid Driver’s License & Auto Insurance
• HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred

Physical Demands

• Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, crawl, squat, or kneel for extended periods.
• Must be able to lift, carry, pull, or push up to 100 lbs..