Occupational Therapist

Job Summary

Responsible for an assigned group of patients, accountable for the oversight and overall management of occupational therapy services in the home setting. Provides direct patient care and supervision of COTAs in accordance with an established plan of care to address patient needs, individual goals, and physician-ordered services.

Essential Functions

• Coordinate care with the assigned multi-disciplinary team and act as the patient's liaison with other related healthcare providers in the continuum of care.
• Ensure appropriate, qualified, and timely patient care and documentation to meet patient needs and agency financial, operational, and quality goals.
• Direct, supervise, evaluate, and provide occupational therapy services, ordered by a physician, to patients on an intermittent basis in the home.
• Plan and conduct OT programs to restore function with activities of daily living, prevent disability, and help patients reach their maximum level of independence.
• May act as a case manager, providing management of post-acute services in the home setting, including supervision of home health aides.
• Evaluate the patient's functional ability to perform activities of daily living, potential for achievement, and develop a plan of care in conjunction with the patient's physician.
• Design, develop, and fit patients with orthotic devices and adaptive equipment as needed, instructing all individuals in appropriate therapy methods.
• Observe, record, and report to the physician any reaction to treatment and/or changes in the patient's condition.
• Maintain communication with the multidisciplinary team, providing updates and changes in schedules, patient data, or needs, and physician orders.
• Incorporate short and long-term goals established in the plan of care into therapy, as evidenced by documentation in visit notes, monthly progress notes, and discharge summaries.
• Support effective communication and collaboration with physician oversight and branch supervision to ensure timely feedback regarding patients' condition and/or need for changes in the plan of care.
• With minimal supervision, delegate elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles.
  
  

Skills

• Must maintain a current state driver's license and auto insurance at all times.
• Personal vehicles must be well maintained and in safe driving condition.
• 1-year experience in a clinical care setting or home health preferred.
  
  

Education

• Graduation from an accredited school of Occupational Therapy required.
• Licensed by the Examining Committee to practice Occupational Therapy in the state required.
• Compact License acceptable if worker is in a state that is part of the OT Compact agreement.
• BLS (AHA or ARC) required.
  
  

Additional Information:

Contract Length: 13- weeks

Specialty/Unit: Home Health Occupational Therapy

Schedule: 0800-1700

Years of Experience 2 plus years of Home health, Med surg , skilled nursing