What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at KeystoneCare Home Health and Hospice?
Full Time Occupational Therapist needed in Philadelphia
We currently have a need for a Full Time Occupational Therapist in the Philadelphia area. If you have a sincere interest in making a difference in the community working in home health and hospice care, we want to hear from you. Make your next career choice one that empowers you to be independent, creative, and fulfilled when it means the most.
The Occupational Therapist is a specialist in preserving functional capacity or re-establishing function in disorders of the musculoskeletal, neuro-muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and integumentary systems. Treatment is aimed at restoring independence with activities of daily life by relieving pain and developing or restoring muscle strength, coordination, endurance, range of motion, and motor skill consistent with the functional capacity and individual needs of each patient, using adaptive devices to maximize function.
KeystoneCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Requirements
We currently have a need for a Full Time Occupational Therapist in the Philadelphia area. If you have a sincere interest in making a difference in the community working in home health and hospice care, we want to hear from you. Make your next career choice one that empowers you to be independent, creative, and fulfilled when it means the most.
The Occupational Therapist is a specialist in preserving functional capacity or re-establishing function in disorders of the musculoskeletal, neuro-muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and integumentary systems. Treatment is aimed at restoring independence with activities of daily life by relieving pain and developing or restoring muscle strength, coordination, endurance, range of motion, and motor skill consistent with the functional capacity and individual needs of each patient, using adaptive devices to maximize function.
KeystoneCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy school
- Current license to practice occupational therapy in the state of Pennsylvania
- A minimum of one year of experience in and acute or extended care facility.
- Previous home care and experience with patients who have a limited life expectancy preferred
- Current professional liability insurance required
- Valid Pennsylvania Driver's License and own transportation
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served
- Maintains clinical and professional competence
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Good organizational skills
- Flexible scheduling options
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Travel Time and Mileage between sites
- Paid Holidays for Full-time staff
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Aflac plans available for Full-time staff
- $25K Company Paid Life Insurance Policy for full-time staff
- Retirement plan with discretionary employer match
Salary : $25,000
