Occupational Therapist

WesleyLife•Urbandale, IA

About The Position

The Home Health Occupational Therapist provides skilled occupational therapy services to patients in their homes to promote safety, independence, and functional ability. The role helps patients regain or maintain daily living skills following illness, injury, surgery, or functional decline, in accordance with physician orders, care plans, and applicable regulations.

Requirements

Valid Iowa driver’s license.
Current vehicle insurance.
Current license as an Occupational Therapist in the state of Iowa.
Current Basic Life Support certification.
Ability to speak, read, and write in English.
Graduate of an occupational therapy program approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), or successor organizations of ACOTE.

Nice To Haves

Previous home health or direct patient care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide therapeutic interventions to improve activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), including dressing, bathing, toileting, grooming, meal preparation, homemaking skills, energy conservation, and work simplification techniques.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers on diagnoses, treatment goals, and home programs.
Work cooperatively with physicians, case managers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR), completing charting within policy and regulatory requirements.
Meet productivity standards set by department leadership.
Complete incident reports and communicate with care teams, physicians, and families or caregivers.
Forward incident reports to the appropriate team member and report concerns to the appropriate team member as a mandatory reporter of dependent adult abuse.
Attend in-service sessions and other meetings, and complete assigned online training on time.
Travel in all weather conditions and throughout the department service area to teach clients skills and techniques and how to use adaptive equipment to participate in activities.
Complete other duties as assigned.