Occupational Therapist - Baxter County Home Health

Occupational Therapist (OT) / $20,000 Sign On Bonus!*

SUMMARY:

Responsible and accountable for completing an occupational therapy evaluation for each referred patient and for creating and implementing an occupational therapy care plan based on the completed evaluation to restore a patient’s function, alleviate pain, and prevent disability.  Through the therapeutic use of everyday activities and exercise, helps each patient develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education: Graduate of and degree holder from an Occupational Therapy Education Program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education

Preferred experience: 12 to 18 months related experience, excluding clinical affiliations required to complete a degree

Licensure: Current Arkansas OT license in good standing required.  Valid and clean Driver’s License, reliable transportation and agency required liability insurance to complete home visits.  Active personal automobile liability insurance coverage consisting of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident for bodily injury required.   

Certification:  Current CPR certification

Preferred Education: Master’s or Doctoral Degree

Other:  Ability to read, write and communicate effectively.  Basic computer knowledge required.  Driving required.

Safety Sensitive Designation: 

This position is deemed safety sensitive in accordance with Arkansas Act 593 governing Medical Marijuana.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without an accommodation.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to perform the following:  Must have the ability to: communicate effectively, orally and in writing; focus with attention to detail, solve problems and make decisions; show compassion to those in pain/functional loss; handle critical and highly stressful situations with efficiency and composure. Must be able to stand and walk, and bend, stoop and twist, push, pull and occasionally lift up to 250 pounds using proper body mechanics for up to 8 hours each day. Requires repetitive hand movements. Must have a keen sense of hearing and visual acuity. Must have good manual dexterity. Must be able to operate a computer keyboard and PC mouse to utilize computer software for patient care documentation.

Work Environment:

Patient care setting: Home environment.

There is potential risk for exposure to communicable diseases and blood or other body fluids.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a position in a home setting which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Direct patient care staff: Monday – Friday 8 hour shifts. Additionally, holiday and weekend work will be scheduled per the

current rotation templates.

* Per Sign On Agreement Policy Requirements