What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at Align Health LLC?
Job Description
Job Description
Salary : Negotiable
THIS POSITION IS AN OPPORTUNITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. Position is serving our Home health contracts within Chillicothe / Washington Court House / Circleville, Ohio. This is not a virtual / telehealth position.
JOB DESCRIPTION : OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Occupational Therapist with a desire to develop, recover or maintain the daily living and work skills of people with physical, mental, or developmental conditions. Employee will offer effective and client-centered services that will enable people to carry out everyday tasks or activities confidently and independently. The successful candidate will have a holistic perspective and will be able to adapt the environment to fit the person.
Responsibilities
- Address clients aspects of performance to support engagement in occupations that affect health, well-being, and life quality
- Select and adapt the appropriate per case occupational therapy treatment model, method, and approach to direct the process of interventions
- Apply interventions to maximize safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
- Teach clients new ways of approaching tasks and educate them on how to break down activities into achievable components
- Assess clients home and other environments and advice on alterations consistent with their needs and capabilities
- Recommend adaptive equipment and train in its use
- Guide and educate family members and caregivers
- Observe, note, and report on progress of long- and short-term treatment goals
- Collect data and document processes followed
- Regularly follow-up client
Skills
remote work
