Home Health Occupational Therapist (OT)

Eden Health•Kent, WA

13h

About The Position

The Home Health Occupational Therapist provides occupational therapy services to patients in their homes, developing and delivering individualized plans of care based on ongoing assessments of each patient’s clinical status, needs, and age. The role involves coordinating with physicians or other allowed providers, the interdisciplinary team, agency staff, patients, caregivers, and families to support safe, effective care and optimal patient outcomes. The therapist also provides supervision and mentorship to occupational therapy assistants and completes required supervisory visits.

Requirements

Understand regulations and standards applicable to home healthcare.
Know general occupational therapy modalities and the scope of occupational therapy practice in the state where the agency operates.
Be flexible and organized, with the ability to exercise sound judgment.
Be self-directed and able to work in the field with minimal supervision.
Meet applicable state licensure or regulatory requirements for occupational therapists.
Meet the applicable education and certification requirements for occupational therapists, including graduation from an accredited or substantially equivalent occupational therapy education program and eligibility for, or successful completion of, the NBCOT entry-level certification examination, as applicable to the candidate’s education and graduation date.

Nice To Haves

Prior home health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform ongoing, accurate, comprehensive patient assessments and complete OASIS data sets.
Obtain necessary physician or allowed-provider orders and collaborate with providers as patient needs dictate.
Develop and implement a written plan of care for each patient.
Communicate changes in patients’ clinical status to healthcare team members, office staff, and providers according to policy.
Coordinate care planning and delivery with providers, healthcare team members, and agency staff.
Educate patients, caregivers, families, and staff about appropriate therapy modalities.
Develop home exercise programs tailored to each patient’s clinical status, needs, and age.
Deliver occupational therapy modalities appropriate to the patient and consistent with the standard of care.
Provide care to patients on the caseload and document clearly in the medical record according to reimbursement guidelines and company policy.
Provide, modify, or discontinue therapy modalities based on ongoing assessment and provider orders.
Assess and reassess pain, use appropriate pain-management modalities, and educate patients and families about pain management.
Provide therapy in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of healthcare errors.
Participate in case conferences regarding team responsibilities, patient progress, continued-care plans, and new problems.
Coordinate transfer and discharge planning with the interdisciplinary team in accordance with policy, laws, regulations, and standards.
Recommend referrals to other disciplines or community resources.
Obtain supplies and equipment needed to provide care, and develop, plan, organize, and direct patient care services in accordance with applicable regulations and standards.
Assess patients’ needs for durable medical equipment and other adaptive equipment.
Support cultural practices when they do not harm the patient or family or interfere with the planned medical treatment.
Supervise and mentor occupational therapy assistants and complete required supervisory visits.
Identify environmental, safety, mobility, and other risks in patients’ environments and implement interventions to reduce them.
Maintain knowledge of community resources and access appropriate resources to meet patient, caregiver, and family needs.