Hiring for OT Home Health in Lacey, WA

SAGE GROUP • Lacey, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Sage Group HealthCare Staffing is seeking a Home Health OT for a 13-week travel/contract position in Lacey, WA. This role involves providing OT services to Home Health patients, delegating responsibilities to assistants and aides, and performing assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The therapist will evaluate patient function, develop goal-specific treatment regimes, devise schedules of treatment, and educate patients, families, and caregivers.

Requirements

• 1 year of Occupational Therapist experience.
• 1 year of recent/current OT Home Health experience within the last 3 years.
• Home Care Home Base (HCHB) charting.
• Valid Driver’s License and Personal Auto Insurance.
• OT License for State applying or Compact if acceptable.
• BLS Certification from AHA or American Red Cross.

Responsibilities

• Provide OT services to Home Health patients.
• Delegate responsibility to the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Aides.
• Perform assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in accordance with occupational therapy standards, physician orders, and governing policies and procedures.
• Evaluate the patient’s function by performing formal/informal testing measures to determine the skeletal, neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular status, developmental, social, and cognitive functions.
• Develop a goal specific treatment regime based on assessment data and the patient’s tolerance to carry-out the treatment plan as prescribed.
• Submit a written treatment regime to be included as part of the plan of treatment authorized by and coordinated with the physician.
• Update plan of care as needed to reflect changes in patient status.
• Devise a schedule of treatment, which is frequency and duration specific to be discussed with patient/family/caregiver and coordinated with clinical support staff.
• Educate patient, family, and/or caregiver regarding pathology or condition, patient alternatives, prognosis, and rationale for treatment through forms of rest, exercise, modalities, and other indicated interventions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level