Occupational Therapist OT OTR PRN
About The Position
Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The Occupational Therapist Per Diem evaluates and treats patients in their homes to promote independence, safety, and improved quality of life. The role helps individuals regain or maintain daily living skills following illness, injury, or functional decline, and collaborates with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members to develop individualized treatment plans in accordance with physician orders and agency policies. The occupational therapist is responsible for service delivery under a physician-approved plan of care, ensuring identified assessment problems are addressed or documenting why they are not. The role is accountable for the safety and effectiveness of services, timely and accurate documentation, and supervision of a home health aide when an RN is not active in the case. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Hold a current license to practice occupational therapy in the state where assigned to work.
- Graduate from an occupational therapy program accredited by ACOTE of AOTA, or a successor organization of ACOTE.
- Be eligible to take, or have successfully completed, the entry-level occupational therapist certification examination developed and administered by NBCOT.
- Have one year of related occupational therapy experience; candidates with less than one year require approval from regional clinical leaders and appropriate mentoring and/or an established residency program.
- Hold current CPR certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide all aspects of occupational therapy service delivery under a physician-approved plan of care.
- Ensure the plan of care addresses all problems identified in the assessment, or document the rationale if identified problems are not addressed.
- Be accountable for the safety and effectiveness of the occupational therapy service delivery process.
- Complete documentation accurately and on time.
- Supervise the home health aide when an RN is not active in the case.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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Career Level
Entry Level
