Home Health Occupational Therapist Assistant

CenterWell•Fort Payne, AL

3d•$53,100 - $72,500

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 rehabilitation and functional improvement services to help patients 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 in accordance with the patient's Plan of Treatment and physician orders. Work includes therapeutic treatment and instruction, adapting equipment and environments, supporting home programs, documenting patient observations and progress, and coordinating care and discharge planning with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

Current and unrestricted OTA licensure.
Current CPR certification.
Valid driver's license and auto insurance.
Reliable transportation.
Maintain personal vehicle liability insurance at the applicable state minimum limits or the stated higher limits.

Nice To Haves

Minimum six months of occupational therapist assistant experience.
Home Health experience.

Responsibilities

Provide therapy services planned, delegated, and supervised by the 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 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 observations in patient records, prepare clinical notes, assist with progress reports, and maintain and submit required documentation.
Instruct patients and family members on 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 support physical reconditioning and/or psychological adjustment, and coordinate plans with the interdisciplinary team.