Home Healthcare Occupational Therapist (OT)

On the road, in-person role based in Huntsville, TX. Relocation to the area is required before starting work.

About the role

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you will provide therapeutic services to patients in their homes or other settings, helping to improve or restore their daily living and work-related skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess and screen patients' daily living and work-related skills, then develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives.
• Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function to assist physicians in evaluating patients' levels of function.
• Confer with physicians and other healthcare team members to develop or revise 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 retraining programs consistent with each patient's behavioral goals and within rehabilitation program guidelines.
• Consult with vocational team members to develop and implement vocationally oriented plans tailored to patients' needs and capabilities.
• Report patient status and progress to physicians, rehabilitation staff, clinical managers, patients, and family members.
• Participate in care coordination and discharge planning activities, acting as a resource for other healthcare personnel.
• Design community reintegration activities to assist clients in physical reconditioning and psychological adjustment, coordinating with the interdisciplinary team.
• Recommend or design special adaptive equipment to improve clients' residence or working environments or enhance their participation in the rehabilitation program.
• Train staff and family members to carry out retraining programs, including dressing, feeding, grooming, and hygiene skills, and participate in team and family educational meetings.
• Coordinate, oversee, supervise, instruct, and evaluate Occupational Therapy Assistants and Home Health Aides in implementing occupational therapy services.
• Accurately and thoroughly document patients' care observations, interventions, and evaluations on the day services are rendered.
• Ensure interim (verbal) orders from physicians are accurately documented and implemented.
• Submit evaluation, treatment plans, and discharge summaries to supervisors and care management staff.

Requirements

• Degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program.
• Current and unrestricted OT licensure.
• Current CPR certification.
• Good organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• A minimum of six months of occupational therapy experience is preferred.
• Home Health experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule (choose your own hours).
• Referral program.

Pay

$65.00 - $85.00 per hour

Medical specialties

• Geriatrics
• Home Health