Healthcare, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy

Evaluates, plans and administers comprehensive occupational therapy modalities/regimens to patients in their place of residence for the purpose of developing and restoring function through rehabilitative occupational therapy as prescribed by a physician.

• Performs accurate and comprehensive assessments.
• Completes OASIS data sets for "therapy only" cases.
• Obtains physician orders for certification and recertification of home occupational therapy services.
• Ensures that changes in patients’ clinical status are communicated to other interdisciplinary team members and HHA office staff verbally and in writing in a timely manner.
• Ensures that physician orders are communicated to other interdisciplinary team members and HHA staff in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner.
• Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician, patient and family/caregivers, other interdisciplinary team members and HHA staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.
• Educates patients, their families/caregivers and other staff as appropriate, in appropriate occupational therapy modalities.
• Delivers occupational therapy modalities appropriate to the patient’s clinical status and needs, and in accordance with the standard of care for patient’s age.
• Provides, modifies or discontinues occupational therapy modalities based upon an ongoing assessment/reassessment of the patient’s clinical status and in accordance with physician orders.
• Assesses the patient for the need for durable medical equipment as well as other adaptive equipment needs.
• Develops appropriate home exercise programs tailored to the patient’s clinical status, needs and age.
• Able to appropriately assess and reassess a patient’s pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management modalities.
• Educates the patient and/or caregiver in effective pain management modalities.
• Provides occupational therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Identifies risk of injuries or threats to life and health in the patient’s environment, i.e., environmental/safety/mobility risks and implements appropriate interventions to reduce those risks.
• Addresses and supports cultural practices providing such practices do not harm the patient or others, and do not interfere with the planned course of occupational therapy.
• Performs transfer and discharge planning functions in accordance with HHA policy and applicable laws, regulations and standards.
• Completes and submits necessary documentation in accordance with HHA policy and applicable regulations.
• Maintains current knowledge of community resources. Identifies and accesses appropriate external and internal resources to meet patient and/or family needs and to facilitate optimal patient outcomes while home care services are being provided, and for transfer and discharge processes.
• Adheres to practice standards, including applicable federal, state, and local regulations and standards. Practices in a manner consistent with professional and HHA code of ethics.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Demonstrates effective time management and organizational skills; provides patient visits as scheduled; completes patient care within the designated time.
• Attends annual review and in-services, as scheduled.
• Maintains currency of professional knowledge by participating in continuing education offerings.
• Assures continued competency by maintaining and updating professional performance, knowledge and skills.