Hiring for OT Home Health in Walla Walla, WA

SAGE GROUP•Walla Walla, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sage Group HealthCare Staffing is seeking a Home Health Occupational Therapist (OT) for a 13-week travel/contract position in Walla Walla, 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, and educate patients and their families. The position covers territories including Walla Walla County, the lower part of Columbia County, and into Umatilla County, with a 60-mile radius. The therapist will be assigned to a geographic team and work with a manager and an interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

Occupational Therapist: 1-2 years - Required
Recent/Current Home Health OT experience: 1 year within the last 3 years - Required
Must have valid Driver’s License and Personal Auto Insurance
OT License for State applying or Compact if applicable - Required
BLS Certification from AHA or American Red Cross - Required

Nice To Haves

Home Care Home Base (HCHB) charting - Preferred

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.