Home Health Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA)
About The Position
Step into a career where compassionate care meets meaningful impact. As a Home Health OTA, you’ll deliver personalized therapy that supports patients not just physically, but emotionally—helping them feel safe, respected, and empowered in the place they call home. By meeting patients where they are, you’ll play a vital role in restoring independence and improving quality of life through care tailored to their unique needs and daily routines. At Interim HealthCare®, we believe healing happens best in an environment of comfort, dignity, and compassion. Our therapists use creativity and empathy to design care plans that make everyday activities more manageable and meaningful. As a Home Health OTA, you’ll help patients reconnect with the moments that matter most—right where life happens. If you’re driven by heart and purpose, this is where you belong.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program and active OTA certificate in FL
- Minimum of 1 years of occupational therapy assistant experience in home healthcare
- CPR certification
- Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
- Good clinical judgement, strong interpersonal skills, resourceful and compassionate
Responsibilities
- Acts at the direction and under the supervision of the treating occupational therapist and in accordance with the plan of care.
- Participates in the development and evaluation of the plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
- Counsels and educates the patient and the family, and other caregivers to promote patient progress toward mutually established goals and in meeting healthcare related needs.
- Communicates with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current plan of care.
- Teaches task-oriented therapeutic activities designed to restore physical function, as well as sensory-integrative function,
- Teaches compensatory technique to improve the level of independence in the activities of daily living (ADLs).
- Effectively communicates with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team providing care to promote coordination of patient care and planning for discharge
Benefits
- Wage: $55.00 - $60.00 per visit
- Schedule: Weekdays and Weekends available!
- 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
- Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
- Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
- Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
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