Home Health Occupational Therapist

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a compassionate Home Health Occupational Therapist for a job in North Brunswick, New Jersey.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Occupational Therapist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

At Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA, we believe healthcare gets better when people receive quality care in the comfort of their own homes.

We are currently recruiting for a full-time, pay per point position to serve patients in Camden County and Burlington County, NJ as a Home Health Occupational Therapist (OT).

As a Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA Occupational Therapist, you will:

• See patients through their care needs – from hospital discharge to living a safe home life with comfort, independence, and dignity.
• Make home visits to patients 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 patients.
• 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.

To succeed as a Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA Occupational Therapist, you should have:

• Active and current license to practice as a professional Occupational Therapist (OT) in the state of NJ.
• A minimum of one year of recent work experience as an Occupational Therapist
• Previous home healthcare experience welcomed, but not required. We will train you.
• Ability to travel to cases as assigned.
• A calm and reassuring presence, active listening skills, excellent assessment skills and strong written and verbal communication.
• The ability to deliver patient care as you would want those you love to be treated, with compassion, excellence, and reliability.

Why you'll love what you do at Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA:

We are committed to providing patients the highest-quality care, enabling them to live at home with comfort, independence, and dignity. At Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA, we believe our employees are our greatest asset.

As a Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA Occupational Therapist, you'll enjoy:

• 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

At Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA, we value diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from people with diverse identities and backgrounds.