Local Contract Occupational Therapist - $49 per hour

About the role

TalentBurst, Inc is seeking a local contract Occupational Therapist for a local contract job in Somerville, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Occupational Therapist

• Discipline: Therapy

• Start Date: 08/03/2026

• Duration: 12 weeks

• 40 hours per week

• Shift: 8 hours

• Employment Type: Local Contract

• Title: Occupational Therapist

• Length of assignment: 13 Weeks

• Shift: 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM

• Minimum guarantee: 40 Hours

• Location: Somerville, OH

Job Description: The Occupational Therapist will primarily provide outpatient rehabilitation services in an in-home setting for the older adult population. The in-home setting could be a patient's private residence or in a patient's room in an independent living facility. Allows the Occupational Therapist to evaluate and treat in the most functional environment which is the patient's home. The Occupational Therapist organizes and conducts occupational therapy programs for the agency to facilitate rehabilitation. In addition, they direct patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance. The Occupational Therapist facilitates the learning of those skills and functions essential for adaptation and productivity, in order to diminish or correct pathology. This position provides a flexible schedule and work environment in various settings.

Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• Supervision of Occupational Therapy Assistants, temporary licensees, students, and support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and professional standards.

• Adherence to department and patient treatment schedule, including clinical and billing documentation requirements as well as work-related meetings.

• Attendance and contribution to patient care, staffing conferences and other related meetings.

• Referrals to other disciplines, agencies in order to address the comprehensive needs of the patient.

• Consultation with other members of the rehabilitation team, including the community physician, to select the most appropriate therapeutic regimen consistent with the needs and capabilities of each patient.

• Adaptation of program and/or plan of care according to the needs of individual patients.

• Promotion of a safe environment and enforcement of the elimination of fire and safety hazards.

• Ordering of supplies and equipment as necessary.

• Cleaning, maintenance, identification, and reporting of the need for repair of equipment as necessary.

• Patient service first: ensuring that patients and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals' needs and rights.

• Screens, examines, and evaluates patients, including history, systems review, and application of appropriate tests and measures, synthesizing information and interpreting examination findings in order to establish a diagnosis, identify impairments, determine the predicted level of improvement and the time required to achieve it, identify precautions/contraindications and design a plan of care.

• Development of appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration with the patient and caregivers, implementation of the occupational therapy treatment plan, and completion of all related documentation and record keeping regarding these services.

• Services include but are not limited to application of therapeutic techniques in areas such as: cognitive skills, muscle strength, coordination, endurance, mobility, perceptual abilities, sensory awareness, sitting and standing tolerance, balance, activities of daily living, joint protection, work simplification, orientation, physical agent modalities, low vision, falls risk management, medication management, health and wellness, community integration and reintegration, Case Management skills in the home and community space, Designs, fabricates, fits and/or applies adaptive devices, and trains patients in the use of adaptive devices including orthotics and prosthetics. Selection of appropriate activities suited to the individual's physical and mental capacity, intelligence level and interest. Instructs patients in the skills and techniques required for participation in functional activities and evaluates patient progress, attitudes, and behavior as related to rehabilitative potential.

Specific Educational / Vocational Requirements

• Must have a valid Occupational Therapy license in the state(s) of practice, or proof of license eligibility.

• Must have a valid driver's license or reliable, independent transportation to and from the patients' residence.

JOB SKILLS

• Good organizational and time management skills.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Compliance

• Complies with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies and procedures including but not limited to those within the Compliance and Ethics Program, Standard/Code of Conduct, Federal False Claims Act and HIPAA.

• Participation in required orientation and training programs.

• Promptly reports concerns and suspected incidences of non-compliance to supervisor, Compliance Liaison or to the Compliance Officer via the Integrity Hotline.

• Cooperation with monitoring and audit functions and investigations.

• Participation, as requested, in quality assurance and process improvement activities.