Occupational Therapist, Home Health

About This Role

As an Occupational Therapist at CenterWell Home Health, you will provide personalized home healthcare services, empowering patients to regain strength, mobility, and independence. This role involves assessing patient skills, developing therapeutic programs, and coordinating care to improve functional abilities and quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Assess and screen patient's daily living and work-related skills, developing therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives.
• Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function to patients in their homes or other settings.
• Confer with the patient's physician and other healthcare team members, participating in the development and revision of the Plan of Care Treatment.
• Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction to patients in accordance with physician orders to improve/restore strength, coordination, range-of-motion, and function or teach compensation measures.
• Report patient status and progress to the physician, rehabilitation staff, Clinical Manager, patient, and family members.
• Participate in care coordination and discharge planning activities, acting as a resource to other healthcare personnel in meeting patient's needs.
• Design community reintegration activities and recommend/design special adaptive equipment for clients.
• Design and train staff and family members to carry out retraining programs, including dressing, feeding, grooming, and hygiene skills.
• Coordinate, oversee, supervise, instruct, and evaluate Occupational Therapy Assistant and Home Health Aide performance in implementing occupational therapy services.
• Accurately and thoroughly document patients' care observations, interventions, and evaluation on the day services are rendered, ensuring interim orders are documented and implemented.

Requirements

• Current and unrestricted OT licensure
• Current CPR certification
• Good organizational and communication skills
• Valid driver’s license
• Auto insurance
• Reliable transportation

Qualifications

• Degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program
• A minimum of six months of occupational therapy experience preferred.

Nice to Have

• Home Health experience

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

Certifications