What are the responsibilities and job description for the Healthcare Professional Wanted position at BAYADA Home Health Care?
At BAYADA Home Health Care, we're committed to providing patients with the highest-quality care, enabling them to live at home with comfort, independence, and dignity. We're seeking a compassionate Full Time Home Health Occupational Therapist (OT) to reliably serve patients in the Philadelphia area.
About the Role
- This is a full-time, ongoing position with flexible scheduling for work/life balance.
- You'll use your clinical skills and compassionate heart to treat patients where they want to be – in the comfort of their own home.
As an Occupational Therapist with Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA, you'll:
- See clients through their care needs – from hospital discharge to living a safe home life with comfort, independence, and dignity.
- Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
- Perform thorough evaluations of patients' functional status, including muscle function, endurance, visual coordination, written and verbal communication skills, and ADL and IADL performance.
- Assess cognitive, psychological, and motor aspects of performance and develop individualized intervention plans to achieve favorable outcomes.
- Evaluate home environment for hazards or barriers to more independent living.
- Identify equipment needs and environmental adaptations resulting in enhanced outcomes for clients.
- Continually assess and revise the occupational therapy care plan, and participate with nursing in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
- Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.
We Offer
- Flexible schedules for work/life balance: full-time, part-time, and per-diem. Scheduling is primarily during the daytime hours.
- 1:1 hands-on training supplemented with virtual learning.
- Ability to perform 1:1 direct client care and advocate for clients' needs.
- 24/7 clinical support as part of a larger care team with the highest safety standards.
- PTO and benefits offerings based on commitment level.
- Continued education and training; tuition reimbursement.
