Occupational Therapist- Home Health
About The Position
The Occupational Therapist provides home health occupational therapy services through the Organization, implements standards of care, and adheres to the conditions outlined in the Service Agreement. The role evaluates patients’ functional status and home environments, identifies equipment needs, contributes to plans of care, and develops treatment programs and goals to improve function. The therapist coordinates care with physicians and other Organization professionals, maintains clinical documentation, and may supervise certified occupational therapy assistants and instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care when therapy is the only skilled service.
Requirements
- Graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association.
- Registered with the National Registration Examination of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
- Licensed as an occupational therapist by the California Board of Occupational Therapy.
- Two years of clinical experience as an occupational therapist.
- Good verbal and written communication skills and organizational skills.
- Current CPR certification.
- Licensed driver with an automobile in good working order and insured in accordance with Organization requirements.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients’ functional status, including muscle function, endurance, visual coordination, communication skills, self-care ability, and work capacity.
- Evaluate the home environment for hazards or barriers to independent living and identify equipment needs.
- Participate in developing the total plan of care.
- For patients planning to return to work, perform work capacity evaluations when appropriate and refer patients to specialized vocational training in accordance with Organization policy.
- Develop treatment programs and establish goals for improved function.
- Communicate the plan of care to the referring physician and other Organization professionals.
- Teach new skills or retrain patients in daily activities lost due to illness or injury, in accordance with Organization policy.
- Fabricate splints and instruct patients in the use of adaptive equipment to improve function, when appropriate.
- Train patients in the use of prosthetic or orthotic devices, when appropriate.
- Maintain clinical records, notes, and reports to the physician any changes in the patient’s condition; submit records in accordance with Organization policy.
- Communicate with other personnel involved in patient care to promote coordinated, efficient care.
- Supervise certified occupational therapy assistants according to Organization policy and state regulations.
- When therapy is the only skilled service, instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care every two weeks.
- Maintain confidentiality of patient and Organization information.
- Perform other job-related tasks as requested.
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Job Type
Full-time
