Occupational Therapist (OT) - Home Health

Signature Healthcare at Home • Salem, OR

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About The Position

Signature Healthcare at Home is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to serve patients in the Salem region and surrounding communities. The role provides home-based occupational therapy to help patients improve their ability to manage activities of daily living and functional mobility. The successful candidate will be a professional leader who is willing to help develop best-practice guidelines and share the organization’s passion, energy, and dedication to its core values.

The Occupational Therapist evaluates patients’ functional status and home environments, identifies hazards and barriers to independent living, and determines equipment needs. The role participates in developing each patient’s plan of care, creates treatment programs and functional goals, and communicates the plan of care to referring physicians and other professionals. The therapist teaches new skills or retrains patients in daily activities affected by illness or injury, fabricates splints, and instructs patients in using adaptive equipment.

Signature Healthcare at Home is a Medicare-certified home health agency providing skilled nursing and therapy services. The organization describes its work as supporting quality and comfort of life for patients and families in the community and identifies its core values as Celebration, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Love One Another, Intelligent Risk Taking, Customer Second, and Ownership. Pre-employment criminal background checks and drug screening are required. Signature Healthcare at Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

• Graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association.
• Registered with the National Registration Examination of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
• BLS for Healthcare Workers from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Current driver’s license and auto insurance.
• Pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients’ functional status and home environments for hazards or barriers to more independent living.
• Identify patients’ equipment needs.
• Participate in development of the total plan of care.
• Develop treatment programs and establish goals for improved function.
• Communicate the plan of care to referring physicians and other professionals.
• Teach new skills or retrain patients in daily activities lost due to illness or injury.
• Fabricate splints and instruct patients in the use of adaptive equipment to improve function.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed