Occupational Therapist, Home Health

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first. As a therapist at Center Well Home Health, you’ll play a vital role in helping patients regain strength, mobility and independence—all from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you will assess/screen patient’s daily living/work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives. You will 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. You will confer with the patient’s physician and other health care team members and participate in development/revision of the Plan of Care Treatment.

You will 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. You will review/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. You will consult with other vocational team members, as appropriate, to develop and implement vocationally oriented plans consistent with the needs and capabilities of patients.

You will report patient status and progress to the physician, rehabilitation staff, Clinical Manager, patient and family members. You will participate in care coordination and discharge planning activities and act as a resource to other health care personnel in meeting patient’s needs. You will design community reintegration activities to assist the client in the physical reconditioning effort, and/or the psychological adjustment and coordinate the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team.

You will recommend and/or design special adaptive equipment for clients to improve residence or working environments or improve their participation in the rehabilitation program and/or community. You will design/train staff and family members to carry out the retraining program including dressing, feeding, grooming and hygiene skills, participate in team and family educational meetings. You will coordinate/oversee/supervise/instruct and evaluate Occupational Therapy Assistant and Home Health Aide performance in implementing occupational therapy services.

You will accurately and thoroughly document patients’ care observations, interventions and evaluation on the day services are rendered. You will ensure that interim (verbal) orders received from the physician are accurately documented and implemented. You will 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 of occupational therapy experience preferred
• Home Health experience a plus
• Current and unrestricted OT licensure
• Current CPR certification
• Good organizational and communication skills
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance and reliable transportation.

• $54.00 - $76.00 pay per visit/unit
• $85,400 - $117,500 per year base pay

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

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Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers benefits for limited term, variable schedule and per diem associates which are designed to support whole-person well-being. Among these benefits, Humana provides paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings plan, employee assistance program, business travel and accident.

Center Well Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers – all working…