Home Health Occupational Therapist Assistant

CenterWell•Huntsville, AL

8d•$64,000 - $87,500

About The Position

As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, the Home Health Occupational Therapist Assistant reports to Home Health Branch Administration and helps patients regain strength, mobility, and independence in their homes. The role delivers personalized care focused on rehabilitation and functional improvement, enabling patients to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities, and improve their quality of life. The assistant provides services planned, delegated, and supervised by a qualified Occupational Therapist, following the patient's Plan of Treatment and physician orders. The role also supports vocational and educational activities, adapts equipment and home or work environments, fabricates functional devices, provides therapeutic treatment and instruction, documents patient observations and clinical notes, instructs patients and families, and participates in care coordination, discharge planning, and community reintegration activities.

Requirements

Current and unrestricted OTA licensure.
Current CPR certification.
Valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

At least six months of occupational therapist assistant experience.
Home Health experience.

Responsibilities

Provide therapy services planned, delegated, and supervised by a qualified Occupational Therapist in accordance with the patient's Plan of Treatment.
Assist with vocational and educational programs and activities established by a registered Occupational Therapist to restore, reinforce, and enhance task performance, diminish or correct pathology, and promote or maintain health and self-sufficiency.
Design or adapt equipment and working or living environments, and fabricate devices to assist and improve function, independence, and participation in programs or the community where possible.
Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction as directed by the qualified Occupational Therapist and in accordance with physician orders to improve or restore strength, coordination, range of motion, and function, or teach compensatory measures.
Report information and observations to the Occupational Therapist and/or Clinical Supervisor, document observed information in patient records, prepare clinical notes, assist with progress reports, and maintain and submit required documentation.
Instruct patients and family members regarding home programs and the care and use of adaptive equipment.
Participate in care coordination and discharge planning, and serve as a resource to other healthcare personnel in meeting patient needs.
Design appropriate community reintegration activities to support physical reconditioning or psychological adjustment, coordinating plans with the interdisciplinary team.