Senior Living Occupational Therapist

BAYADA Home Health Care; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Weekly pay

Direct deposit

Scholarship opportunities

One-on-one training

Recognition programs

Referral bonuses

401(k) with company match

Career advancement

Job summary

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist (OT, per diem) for Senior Living visits across New Hampshire facilities, including Londonderry. The role serves adult and geriatric patients in Nashua and Milford on a per-visit basis.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team delivering rehabilitative care, documentation, and discharge planning to help clients remain safely at home with compassionate, high-quality services.

Qualifications

• Current New Hampshire Occupational Therapist license.
• Home care experience preferred.
• Minimum of one year of recent OT experience.
• Graduation from an accredited OT program (AMA/AOTA).
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Perform outpatient therapy evaluations to develop a care plan for seniors living in designated communities or group homes.
• Operate at top of licensure using current evidence-based approaches to maximize functional independence.
• Collaborate with home health therapy partners to transition care to outpatient services as needed.
• Educate clients, families, and caregivers on care plans to support team-based goals.
• Conduct evaluations and treatments and perform discharge planning using the outpatient EMR platform.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Problem solving

Independent work

EMR experience

Education

OT program accreditation

Tools

EMR software

Job description

BAYADA Home Health Care is currently seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist, OT, for a per diem opportunity performing Senior Living visits for our New Hampshire Facilities office, located in Londonderry, NH. This office services adult and geriatric patients on a per visit basis in homes throughout Nashua and Milford, NH.

As a home care Occupational Therapist, you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, affording them the opportunity to receive the medical care required to remain at home.

Occupational Therapist, OT Responsibilities:

• Perform outpatient therapy evaluations in order to develop a plan of care for patients in designated senior living communities or in a group home setting for adults with intellectual disabilities
• Professionally operate at top of licensure utilizing current research-based approaches to care in order to maximize functional independence for your clients
• Work closely with your home health therapy partners to appropriately transition care from home health to outpatient services in order to achieve client centered goals in their living environment, allowing the right care, at the right time for each client
• Educate the client, family and community caregivers on the care plans created for your clients in order to achieve a team approach to maximizing functional independence
• Perform evaluations, treatments and proper discharge planning for your clients utilizing out outpatient EMR platform to deliver and document on your individualized treatment approaches to meet the needs of your clients

Occupational Therapist, OT Qualifications:

• A current New Hampshire Occupational Therapist license.
• Prior home care experience preferred, but not required
• A minimum of one year of recent work experience as an Occupational Therapist.
• Graduation from an occupational therapy program accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the AMA and the AOTA, as indicated by school transcript or diploma.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and problem solving skills.
• Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

BAYADA believes that our employees are our greatest asset:

• Enjoy being part of a team that cares and a company that believes in leading with our values.
• Develop your skills with training and scholarship opportunities.
• Advance your career with specially designed career tracks.
• Be recognized and rewarded for your compassion, excellence, and reliability.
• Benefits may include mileage reimbursement; weekly pay and direct deposit; scholarship opportunities; one-on-one training; recognition programs; referral bonuses; 401(k) with company match; and opportunities for career advancement.

BAYADA believes that our clients and their families deserve home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. Be part of a caring, professional team that is instrumental in providing the highest quality care while developing your career with an industry leader.

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.