PART TIME Home Care Occupational Therapist

Two Ladders; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Horizons Home Care in Evansville, IN is seeking a licensed PART TIME Occupational Therapist to provide skilled in-home therapy aimed at improving daily function and safety in patients' homes.

Responsibilities include evaluating function, creating goals and care plans, guiding home-based activities, and coordinating with families and physicians. Licensure and NBCOT eligibility are required, with ACOTE-accredited education.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed Occupational Therapist in the state of practice.
• ACOTE-accredited OT program graduate or equivalent.
• NBCOT eligibility or certification is required.
• Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English.

Responsibilities

• Assist physician in evaluating patient functioning and home safety; assess home for hazards and equipment needs.
• Set goals and plan of care to improve functional status; revise as needed.
• Guide patient in therapeutic, creative, and self-care activities to improve function.
• Instruct patient, family, and health team members on treatment procedures and activities.
• Periodically re-evaluate and upgrade the patient’s program for maximum improvement.
• Coordinate with family, physician, and staff to ensure quality patient care.
• Document evaluations, plan of care, notes, and progress reports; update orders as needed.
• Maintain licensure status and comply with state regulations as an Occupational Therapist.

Skills

English proficiency

Physical stamina

Education

ACOTE-accredited OT program

Job description

PART TIME Home Care Occupational Therapist

Horizons Home Care

Horizons Home Care is seeking a licensed PART TIME Occupational Therapist to join their team! The Occupational Therapist provides skilled in-home therapy services to help patients improve functional abilities and safely participate in daily activities.

Job Duties include:

• Assists the physician in evaluating the patient’s level of function. Assess patient’s home environment for safety hazards and architectural barriers, identifies equipment needs.
• Identifies functional problems and establishes goals and a plan of care designed to improve the patient’s functional status (revising as necessary).
• Guides the patient in the use of therapeutic, creative, and self-care activities for the purpose of improving function
• Instructs patient and family members, as well as other health team members, to perform or assist in performance of selective treatment procedures and functional activities.
• Periodically re-evaluates and upgrades the patient’s program to maximize functional improvement.
• Confers with the family, referring physician, and other agency professional staff to obtain information to promote coordinated, efficient, and quality patient care.
• Performs and submits required documentation of patient’s evaluations, plan of care, clinical notes, and progress reports, summaries along with changes in orders
• Is licensed or otherwise regulated, if applicable, as an Occupational Therapist by the State in which practicing
• Graduated after successful completion of an Occupational Therapist education program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA), or successor organizations of ACOTE; and
• Is eligible to take, or has successfully completed the entry-level certification examination for Occupational Therapists developed and administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT)

Physical Qualifications:

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Significant physical activities including standing, lifting (up to 60 lbs) unassisted, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and twisting.
• Must be able to use a lifting device to assist with resident transfer/lifting
• Must be able to assist with lifting/transfer of residents