Occupational Therapist Home Health-Per Diem
About The Position
As a Home Health Occupational Therapist at CenterWell Home Health, you help patients regain strength, mobility, independence, and ability to perform everyday activities through personalized rehabilitation in their homes or other settings. The role reports to Home Health Branch Administration and works with physicians, patients, families, and interdisciplinary health care teams to plan and deliver care. The position includes assessing functional and daily living skills, developing measurable retraining goals, administering and interpreting functional tests, and providing therapeutic treatment and instruction under physician orders. The therapist also coordinates care and discharge planning, designs community reintegration activities and adaptive equipment recommendations, trains patients, families, and staff, supervises occupational therapy assistants and home health aides, and documents services and progress. This is a per-diem role with scheduled weekly hours listed as 1.
Requirements
- Current and unrestricted occupational therapy licensure.
- Current CPR certification.
- Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
- Maintain personal vehicle liability insurance in accordance with state minimum requirements or the higher limits specified in the posting.
Nice To Haves
- At least six months of occupational therapy experience.
- Home Health experience.
Responsibilities
- Assess and screen patients’ daily living and work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives.
- Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function to assist physicians in evaluating patients’ functional levels.
- Confer with physicians and other health care team members and participate in developing and revising plans of care and 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 broader rehabilitation program.
- Consult with vocational team members, as appropriate, to develop and implement vocational plans suited to 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 serve as a resource to other health care personnel.
- Design community reintegration activities supporting physical reconditioning or psychological adjustment, coordinating plans with the interdisciplinary team.
- Recommend or design adaptive equipment to improve clients’ home or work environments or participation in rehabilitation and 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 delivering occupational therapy services.
- Accurately and thoroughly document care observations, interventions, and evaluations on the day services are rendered.
- Accurately document and implement interim verbal orders received 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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