Home Health Occupational Therapist - PRN
About The Position
As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, the Home Health Occupational Therapist 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 care to help patients overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities, and improve their quality of life. The Occupational Therapist assesses patients’ daily living and work-related skills, develops therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives, administers and interprets functional tests, and provides treatment and instruction in accordance with physician orders. The role collaborates with physicians and the interdisciplinary care team on plans of care, care coordination, and discharge planning; reports patient progress; and documents care, evaluations, treatment plans, interim orders, and discharge summaries. The position also develops community reintegration and vocationally oriented activities, recommends or designs adaptive equipment, trains patients, staff, and family members, and supervises and evaluates Occupational Therapy Assistants and Home Health Aides. This is a PRN role with one scheduled weekly hour. The posting describes benefits for limited-term, variable-schedule, and per-diem associates, including paid time off, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, an employee assistance program, and business travel and accident benefits.
Requirements
- Current and unrestricted occupational therapy licensure.
- Current CPR certification.
- Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
- At least six months of occupational therapy experience.
- Maintain personal vehicle liability insurance in accordance with state minimum limits or the stated $25,000 per-person/$25,000 per-event bodily injury and $10,000 property damage limits, whichever is higher.
- If selected, complete tuberculosis screening as part of the patient-facing role’s TB screening program.
Nice To Haves
- Home Health experience.
Responsibilities
- Assess and screen patients’ daily living and work-related skills; develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives.
- Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function in patients’ homes or other settings to assist physicians in evaluating patient function.
- Confer with physicians and other health care team members and participate in developing and revising the Plan of Care Treatment.
- Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction in accordance with physician orders to improve or restore strength, coordination, range of motion, and function, or teach compensatory measures.
- Review and expand retraining programs in line with each patient’s behavioral goals and the overall rehabilitation program.
- Consult with vocational team members as appropriate to develop and implement plans consistent with patients’ needs and capabilities.
- Report patient status and progress to physicians, rehabilitation staff, the Clinical Manager, patients, and family members.
- Participate in care coordination and discharge planning, and act as a resource to other health care personnel.
- Design community reintegration activities and coordinate plans with the interdisciplinary team.
- Recommend or design adaptive equipment to improve patients’ residences or work environments or participation in rehabilitation or community activities.
- Train staff and family members to carry out retraining programs, including dressing, feeding, grooming, and hygiene skills; participate in team and family education meetings.
- Supervise, instruct, and evaluate Occupational Therapy Assistant and Home Health Aide performance in implementing occupational therapy services.
- Document patient care observations, interventions, and evaluations accurately and thoroughly on the day services are rendered.
- Accurately document and implement interim verbal orders from physicians; submit evaluations, treatment plans, and discharge summaries to the supervisor and care management staff.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Employee assistance program.
- Business travel and accident benefits.
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