Home Health Occupational Therapist Assistant

CenterWell•Owensboro, KY

2d•$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 provides personalized rehabilitation and functional improvement services to help patients overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities, and improve their quality of life. The assistant provides therapy services planned, delegated, and supervised by a qualified Occupational Therapist in accordance with the patient's Plan of Treatment. The position also includes implementing occupational therapy programs, adapting equipment and environments, delivering therapeutic instruction, documenting observations and progress, educating patients and families, coordinating care and discharge planning, and supporting community reintegration as appropriate.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Minimum 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 in implementing vocational and education 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 the program or 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 act as a resource to other health care personnel in meeting patient needs.
Design community reintegration activities, as appropriate, to support physical reconditioning or psychological adjustment, and coordinate plans with members of the interdisciplinary team.