Home Healthcare Occupational Therapist; OT

Home Health Occupational Therapist

• Assess and screen patients’ daily living and work‑related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives.
• Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function to patients in their homes or other settings to assist the physician in evaluating the patient’s level of function.
• Confer with the patient’s physician and other health‑care team members and participate in development or revision of the Plan of Care Treatment.
• Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction to patients in accordance with physician orders to improve or restore strength, coordination, range of motion and function or teach compensation measures.
• Review and expand the retraining programs in a manner consistent with the behavioral goals of each patient and within the guidelines of the rehabilitation program as a whole.
• Consult with other vocational team members as appropriate to develop and implement vocationally oriented plans consistent with the needs and capabilities of patients.
• Report patient status and progress to the physician, rehabilitation staff, Clinical Manager, patient and family members.
• Participate in care coordination and discharge planning activities and act as a resource to other health‑care personnel in meeting patient’s needs.
• Design community reintegration activities to assist the client in the physical reconditioning effort and/or psychological adjustment, coordinating the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Recommend and/or design special adaptive equipment for clients to improve residential or working environments or increase participation in the rehabilitation program and/or community.
• Design and train staff and family members to carry out the retraining program including dressing, feeding, grooming and hygiene skills, and participate in team and family educational meetings.
• 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 evaluations on the day services are rendered.
• Ensure that interim verbal orders received from the physician are accurately documented and implemented.
• Submit evaluation, treatment plans and discharge summary to the supervisor and care management staff.

• Degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program.
• A minimum of six months occupational therapy experience preferred.
• Home Health experience a plus.
• Current and unrestricted OT licensure.
• Current CPR certification.
• Good organizational and communication skills.

• Flexible schedule.
• Referral program.