Occupational Therapist- Visits
About The Position
BAYADA Home Health Care is hiring an Occupational Therapist to join its Yavapai Visits team in Prescott, Arizona. The Occupational Therapist provides home-based care as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering skilled nursing and rehabilitative services. The role involves creating and carrying out individualized treatment plans to help clients achieve their goals and remain safely and independently at home. The assigned service area includes the Tri City area, with extensions to Paulden and Cordes Lake. The Occupational Therapist assesses clients’ mobility, joint range of motion, transfers, stability, gait, strength, endurance, balance, and safety. The clinician develops and revises care plans, provides therapeutic interventions and wound-prevention or repair interventions, educates clients and caregivers, and documents care using a tablet. BAYADA provides paid training and clinical support around the clock.
Requirements
- Current Occupational Therapist license in Arizona.
- Willingness to travel within the assigned territory.
- Graduation from an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the AMA and the AOTA, as indicated by school transcript or diploma.
- Solid computer skills.
- One year of experience as an Occupational Therapist.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR).
Responsibilities
- Perform diagnostic tests and measurements, including assessments of joint mobility and range of motion, transfer status, stability, gait patterns and appearance, strength, endurance, balance, and safety.
- Develop and implement individualized care plans, including manual therapeutic exercises, gait training, balance activities, and other interventions.
- Implement integumentary protective interventions to prevent wounds and promote wound repair using evidence-based dressings and topical agents.
- Continually assess and revise the Occupational Therapy care plan.
- Educate and instruct clients, family members, and other client representatives in rehabilitative care and activities that promote health, safety, and independent living.
- Document observations, interventions, and evaluations related to patient care management and services using a touch-pad tablet.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
- Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) options.
- Recognition and Therapy Hero programs.
- Referral bonuses.
- Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
- Mileage reimbursement or schedule-specific benefits.
- Employer-paid life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Paid training from day one, in the office, in the home, and online.
- Clinical support around the clock.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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