Occupational Therapist Home Health

Occupational Therapist Home Health at CenterWell Home Health

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you will assess and screen patients' daily living and work-related skills, developing therapeutic retraining programs tailored to individual needs. You will collaborate with healthcare teams to create and revise treatment plans while providing direct therapeutic treatment to enhance patients' strength and functionality. The role involves documenting patient progress, consulting with physicians, and training staff and families in implementing therapy strategies.

Become a Part of Our Caring Community and Help Us Put Health First

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you will:

• Assess/screen patients' daily living/work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives. Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function to patients in their homes or other settings to assist the physician in evaluating the patient's level of function.
• Confer with the patient's physician and other health care team members and participate in development/revision of the Plan of Care Treatment.
• Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction to patients in accordance with physician orders to improve/restore strength, coordination, range-of-motion and function or teach compensation measures.
• Review/expand the retraining programs in a manner consistent with the behavioral goals of each patient and within the guidelines of the rehabilitation program as a whole.
• Consult with other vocational team members, as appropriate, to develop and implement vocationally oriented plans consistent with the needs and capabilities of patients.
• Report patient status and progress to the physician, rehabilitation staff, Clinical Manager, patient and family members.
• Participate in care coordination and discharge planning activities and act as a resource to other health care personnel in meeting patients' needs.
• Design community reintegration activities to assist the client in the physical reconditioning effort, and/or the psychological adjustment and coordinate the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Recommend and/or design special adaptive equipment for clients to improve residence or working environments or improve their participation in the rehabilitation program and/or community.
• Design/train staff and family members to carry out the retraining program including dressing, feeding, grooming and hygiene skills, participate in team and family educational meetings.
• Coordinate/oversee/supervise/instruct and evaluates Occupational Therapy Assistant and Home Health Aide performance in implementing occupational therapy services.
• Accurately and thoroughly document patients' care observations, interventions and evaluation on the day services are rendered. Ensure that interim (verbal) orders received from the physician are accurately documented and implemented. Submit evaluation, treatment plans and discharge summary to the supervisor and care management staff.

Use Your Skills to Make an Impact

Required Experience/Skills:

• Degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program
• A minimum of six months of occupational therapy experience preferred
• Home Health experience a plus
• Current and unrestricted OT licensure
• Current CPR certification
• Good organizational and communication skills
• Valid driver's license, auto insurance and reliable transportation

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full-time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job-related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$77,200 - $106,200 per year

CenterWell creates experiences that put patients at the center. As the nation's largest provider of senior-focused primary care, one of the largest providers of home health services, and fourth-largest pharmacy benefit manager, CenterWell is focused on whole-person health by addressing the physical, emotional, and social wellness of our patients. As part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), CenterWell offers stability, industry-leading benefits, and opportunities to grow yourself and your career.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.

Keywords: Occupational Therapy, Home Health, Patient Care, Therapeutic Programs, Rehabilitation, Healthcare, Therapeutic Treatment, Medical Support, Care Coordination, Chronic Care Management

Salary : $77,200 - $106,200