PRN Occupational Therapist Home Health

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Occupational Therapist Licensure as required by the state where services will be performed.
• MD: Occupational Therapy licensure through the Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.
• OH: Occupational Therapy licensure through the Ohio Occupational Therapy and Athletic Trainers Board.
• PA: Occupational Therapy licensure through the State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure.
• WV: Occupational Therapy licensure through the West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy.
• Valid driver’s license.
• CPR certification within 30 days of hire date.

• Registered by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board.

• Complies with ethical and professional standards of conduct as established by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
• Prescribes and instructs patients in therapeutic self-care and creative activities that promote functional independence with attention to both physical and mental components.
• Performs evaluation procedures as per Policy and Procedure: self-care assessment, FIM assessment, ROM, manual muscle test, upper extremity/hand assignment, sensory testing, interest checklist, splint/orth assessment, position assessment, and vital signs.
• Educates patient and/or responsible party to home programs and the use of assistive devices. Assesses learning and provides reinforcement or implements further teaching strategies as indicated per policy and procedure.
• Provides care, based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, and education level and related criteria for the infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric patient per the established age-specific standard.
• Evaluates home environment for concerns, plan of treatment.
• Compliance with all Home Health/ standards including but not limited to visits and communication.
• Completes plan of treatment and recertification as per Medicare guidelines. Completes SOC, Recertification, and Discharge per guidelines.
• Performs CPR when directed by the patient’s/appropriate representative’s wishes.
• Displays safe, efficient, and prudent use and maintenance of D.M.E. and medical supplies and adaptive equipment.
• Familiar with supply requisition systems as per policy and procedure.
• Performs treatments/procedures according to specific standards.
• Performs and monitors patient teaching according to the policy and procedures.
• Coordinates the care team to facilitate a change in the level of care in compliance with the change in level of care standard.
• Identifies the stages of death and dying.

• Must be able to lift, move, and position patients of all weights with varying amounts of assistance required in a fair, safe manner on a frequent basis.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds occasionally, 25 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds courteously.
• Must be able to walk, stand, stoop, kneel, reach, push/pull on a frequent basis.
• Must be able to handle/grasp objects with the ability to perceive attributes such as size, shape, temperature, and texture.

• Exposure to bodily fluids, human tissues, contagious diseases, sharps, and explosive gases.
• Exposure to toxic gases, fumes, and odors.
• Exposure to high stress and constant interruptions.
• Exposure to electrical current.
• Exposure to radiation from x-rays.
• Exposure to bad road conditions.
• Exposure to wind, rain, snow, sleet, mud, high and low temperatures, animals and insects, and hazardous roadways.
• The majority of work is performed in the patient’s home and may require extensive travel.
• Subject to unpredictable situations. May be exposed to adverse or unpleasant home environments.

• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Efficient problem solving.
• Initiate self‑directed learning/research of information within the field of Occupational Therapy and other health care disciplines.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with safety policies and procedures.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

0

Exempt/Non-Exempt:
Non‑Exempt

Shift: United States of America (Non‑Exempt)

Company: SHC WVUHS Home Care

Cost Center: 374 SHC Home Health Reedsville

Address: 12 Rousch Drive, Westover, West…