Occupational Therapist

WesleyLife Career•Urbandale, IA

About The Position

The Home Health Occupational Therapist provides skilled occupational therapy services to patients in their homes to promote safety, independence, and functional ability. The role helps patients regain or maintain daily living skills following illness, injury, surgery, or functional decline, in accordance with physician orders, care plans, and applicable regulations. The Occupational Therapist teaches patients skills and techniques and how to use adaptive equipment to participate in activities. The position travels throughout the department service area in all weather conditions and works with physicians, case managers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. The role also maintains timely and accurate electronic medical records, meets department productivity standards, and completes other assigned duties.

Requirements

Valid Iowa driver’s license.
Current vehicle insurance.
Current license as an Occupational Therapist in the state of Iowa.
Current Basic Life Support certification.
Ability to speak, read, and write in English.
Graduation from an occupational therapy program approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), or ACOTE successor organizations.

Nice To Haves

Previous home health or direct patient care experience.

Responsibilities

Provide therapeutic interventions to improve activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), including dressing, bathing, toileting, grooming, meal preparation, and homemaking skills.
Teach energy conservation and work simplification techniques.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about diagnoses, treatment goals, and home programs.
Work cooperatively with physicians, case managers, and other interdisciplinary team members.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record, completing charting within policy and regulatory requirements.
Meet productivity standards set by department leadership.
Complete incident reports and communicate with care teams, physicians, and families or caregivers.
Forward incident reports to the appropriate team member.
Report concerns to the appropriate team member as a mandatory reporter of dependent adult abuse.
Attend in-service sessions and other meetings and complete assigned online trainings on time.
Travel in all weather conditions and throughout the department service area to teach clients skills, techniques, and the use of adaptive equipment.
Complete other duties as assigned.