Home Health Occupational Therapist Assistant-Per Diem
About The Position
The Home Health Occupational Therapist Assistant provides personalized therapy in patients’ homes to help them regain strength, mobility, functional ability, and independence. 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 includes implementing therapeutic and educational activities; adapting equipment and home or work environments; fabricating devices to support function; treating patients to improve strength, coordination, range of motion, and function; and teaching compensatory strategies. The assistant documents observations and clinical notes, contributes to progress reporting and care coordination, instructs patients and families in home programs and adaptive equipment, supports discharge planning, and helps coordinate community reintegration activities with the interdisciplinary team.
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 implementing 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 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 observations 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 act as a resource to other health care personnel in meeting patient needs.
- Design community reintegration activities, as appropriate, to assist with physical reconditioning and/or psychological adjustment, and coordinate the plan with the interdisciplinary team.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Employee assistance program.
- Business travel and accident benefits.
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