Occupational Therapy

Excel Home Health Inc; La Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Occupational Therapists (OTs) help people improve their ability to perform daily tasks in home and work environments. They assess at the start of care, design customized treatment plans, follow through on them, and evaluate progress toward goals.

Key services include fine motor skills training, ADL optimization, adaptive equipment use, home safety modifications, fall prevention, and coordination with other disciplines to support independence.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial assessments at start of care
• Create customized treatment plans and follow through
• Implement therapy to improve ADLs and fine motor skills
• Coordinate with other disciplines to support the care plan
• Evaluate progress toward goals at the end of treatment

Skills

ADL training

Home safety

Assessment

Treatment planning

Job description

Occupational Therapists, sometimes called OTs help people improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments. They help the elderly lead more productive, active, and independent lives using a variety of methods and techniques, so they can sustain themselves and also contribute to the wider community. OTs perform a complex and multifaceted assessment at the start of care, create customized treatment plans, follow through on them, and do an evaluation at the end to measure the established goals.

Some of the tasks involve:

• Fine Motor Skills Training
• Selection and Training of Adaptive Equipment Use
• Improve Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
• Home Modifications for Safety
• Fall Prevention Programs

Our therapist will coordinate and work with any and all other disciplines involved in ones treatment plan.