Home Health Occupational Therapy Case Manager

Adara Home Health•Cambridge, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Occupational Therapy (OT) Case Manager plans and provides skilled occupational therapy services to clients in their homes in accordance with the Plan of Care and company policies and procedures. The role requires specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill based on psychological, biological, and social-service principles. The Occupational Therapist reports directly to the Clinical Supervisor. This is a full-time, Monday–Friday position. The OT Case Manager manages their schedule during office hours and travels to clients’ homes to provide one-to-one care, which may take one to three hours per client. The position reports to the Blaine, Minnesota office and provides services in Cambridge and surrounding cities. The base salary range is $70,000–$100,000 per year, plus productivity compensation. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is offered. Adara Home Health describes its home-care careers as offering flexibility and the ability to manage one’s own schedule, with an emphasis on work-life balance.

Requirements

Currently licensed as an Occupational Therapist in Minnesota; the license must not be revoked or suspended and must be free of limitations or restrictions.
Graduate of an AOTA-approved occupational therapy school and currently certified by AOTA to practice occupational therapy.
At least two years of experience in a health-care setting or equivalent experience.
Strong interpersonal communication and teaching skills.
Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation to travel to multiple company business stops each day.
Valid driver’s license and proof of car insurance when using a personal vehicle for company business.
Proof of a negative Mantoux test or documentation of a negative chest X-ray.
U.S. citizenship or evidence of a valid Alien Work Permit.
Disclose convictions and criminal history records pertaining to crimes related to providing health services; candidates convicted of such crimes will not be hired.
Pass initial and ongoing background studies and screenings, including those of the Minnesota Department of Health and the Federal Office of the Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals and Entities.
Meet the physical demands of the position, including lifting clients and exerting force to move objects; adapt to varied home and community settings and travel in all types of weather.

Nice To Haves

Home-care experience preferred.
Certification with the National Board of Occupational Therapy strongly recommended.
Current CPR certification recommended.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and periodic client assessments to determine care needs, implement interventions, and evaluate care effectiveness and outcomes.
Establish reasonable treatment goals, maintain current treatment plans, reassess clients, and make recommendations.
Provide prescribed occupational therapy treatments, procedures, evaluations, and diagnostic tests under physician direction.
Translate exercises into functional activities and activities of daily living.
Instruct clients in the use and care of special equipment when necessary.
Develop plans to modify equipment, appliances, and the physical surroundings in clients’ homes.
Prepare clinical and progress notes, report treatment responses or changes in condition to physicians and the Area Clinical Manager, and maintain records of visit frequency and client responses.
Instruct and supervise COTAs, HHAs, LPNs, and RNs in therapy programs when appropriate.
Provide in-service education programs for company employees as requested and participate in case conferences as indicated.
Provide families with information, support, and encouragement; instruct clients’ families on home therapy programs.
Assist individuals and families in accepting and adjusting positively to physical, mental, and social limitations.
Participate in developing community resources to meet clients’ needs.
Maintain effective communication, participate in the team concept, and maintain confidentiality of information about clients, families, and employees.
Maintain a safe client environment and report suspected vulnerable-client abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation to the office.
Maintain productivity according to guidelines and perform other related duties as assigned.