Occupational Therapist - OT Part Time

Devotion Hospice; Westminster, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Devotion Hospice in Westminster, CO is seeking a part-time Occupational Therapist to support our home health patients. You will assess, plan, and implement therapy to improve independence, safety and functional mobility across age groups in a home care setting.

Requirements include a valid OT license and CPR certification, plus a valid driver’s license with auto insurance. HomeCare HomeBase experience is preferred and one year of OT experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Licensed OT required.
• CPR certification required.
• Valid Driver’s License and Auto Insurance required.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical assessments and create plans of care.
• Document progress notes and plans of care in a timely manner.
• Accept assignments within education and competence.
• Participate in IDG care planning process.
• Apply infection control and standard precautions during patient care.
• Assess ROM, strength, coordination, ADLs and safety, and adapt equipment as needed.
• Facilitate communication within the care team to achieve outcomes.
• Evaluate occupational performance in self-care, work, leisure and rest.

Skills

Licensed Occupational Therapist

CPR certified

Valid Driver's License

Tools

HomeCare HomeBase

Job description

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Occupational Therapist - OT Part Time

PART-TIME CO - Westminster Home Health Branch, Westminster, CO, US

10 days ago Requisition ID: 6170

Salary Range: $50.00 To $75.00 Hourly

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..