Home Health Occupational Therapist - PRN

Compassus•Centerville, TN

About The Position

The Home Health Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing quality rehabilitative occupational therapy to clients through planned, purposeful activity designed to enhance their physical and psychosocial functioning. The role models Compassus values, promotes its philosophy and Pillars of Success, upholds the Code of Ethical Conduct, and fosters positive working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders. The Occupational Therapist develops and implements plans of care, assesses patients, evaluates care outcomes, provides skilled restorative treatment, and coordinates with physicians, patients, families, and other care providers. The position also supports patient safety and rights, timely documentation and billing, interdisciplinary collaboration, and agency quality improvement efforts. The role may supervise Occupational Therapy Assistants, Home Health Aides, and other paraprofessionals as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy.
Active, unencumbered Occupational Therapist license in the state or states of employment.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and effectively present information and respond to questions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to understand, read, write, and speak English.
Ability to articulate and embrace hospice philosophy.
Ability to perform essential job functions, including regular standing and walking, manual dexterity, and lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds.
Visual ability for close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus.
Ability to work in a healthcare setting with expected exposure to bodily fluids, infectious diseases, and other conditions typical to the field.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of Occupational Therapist experience in an acute care, home health, or rehabilitation setting.

Responsibilities

Participate in developing occupational therapy plans of care for patients.
Visit patients to conduct assessments and evaluations, communicate with physicians before start of care and as needed, and complete OASIS assessments when appropriate.
Implement plans of care and evaluate care outcomes.
Provide education and instruction to team members, patients, and families, including education on psychosocial aspects as needed.
Supervise paraprofessionals, Occupational Therapy Assistants, and Home Health Aides as needed.
Plan for discharge as appropriate.
Participate in agency quality improvement programs when requested.
Use company resources responsibly and educate the community about company services.
Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate patient and family care, exchange information, problem-solve, and receive staff support and education.
Apply agency policies and procedures and applicable state and federal regulations when providing care.
Accept direction from the Director of Clinical Services or Director of Therapy and meet or exceed established productivity standards.
Consult with attending physicians or other agency personnel about patient conditions and record information promptly in the patient's EMR.
Complete required documentation, visit notes, coordination notes, reports, and billing documentation in a timely manner.
Provide skilled restorative treatment, including interventions for physical function, pain management, sensory integration, ADLs, orthotic and self-help devices, vocational assessment and training, work simplification, energy conservation, home safety, joint protection, upper-extremity strength, muscle reeducation, transfers, standing tolerance, and balance.
Provide care that respects patient rights; report grievances, complaints, allegations of abuse or misappropriation of property, accidents, incidents, and emergency situations appropriately.
Follow standard precautions and infection-control procedures and observe patient safety needs.
Attend required in-services and meetings, collaborate with contract service providers as needed, and participate in developing or updating policies and procedures when requested.
Maintain confidentiality and respond calmly and logically to unusual occurrences.
Interface and communicate effectively with patients, families, staff, and other health care providers to support customer satisfaction.
Maintain regular attendance and perform other duties as assigned.