Occupational Therapist Home Health-Per Diem
About The Position
As a per-diem Home Health Occupational Therapist at CenterWell Home Health, you help patients regain strength, mobility, and independence in their homes through personalized rehabilitation and functional improvement. You assess patients’ daily living and work-related skills, develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives, administer and interpret functional tests, and provide treatment and instruction in accordance with physician orders. You collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary care teams on treatment plans, care coordination, and discharge planning; report patient progress; and document care, observations, interventions, evaluations, orders, and discharge summaries. You may also design adaptive equipment and community reintegration activities, train patients, families, and staff, and supervise Occupational Therapy Assistants and Home Health Aides. The role is patient-facing and includes TB screening requirements. It requires a valid driver’s license, personal vehicle liability insurance, and reliable transportation.
Requirements
- Current and unrestricted occupational therapy licensure.
- Current CPR certification.
- Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
- Maintain personal vehicle liability insurance at least at the applicable state minimum or the stated coverage limits, whichever is higher.
- Undergo TB screening if selected for the patient-facing role.
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 in patients’ homes or other settings to help physicians evaluate patient function.
- Confer with patients’ physicians and other healthcare team members and participate in developing and revising Plans of Care and treatment.
- Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction under 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 overall rehabilitation program.
- Consult with vocational team members as appropriate to develop and implement vocationally oriented 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 healthcare personnel addressing patient needs.
- Design community reintegration activities for physical reconditioning or psychological adjustment and coordinate plans with the interdisciplinary team.
- Recommend or design adaptive equipment to improve patients’ home or work environments or participation in rehabilitation and community activities.
- Design and 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.
- Document patient care observations, interventions, and evaluations accurately and thoroughly on the day services are rendered.
- Ensure interim verbal physician orders are accurately documented and implemented.
- 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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