Occupational Therapist, Home Health

About the role

As a therapist at CenterWell 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.

Responsibilities

• Assess/screen patient's daily living/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/revision of the Plan of Care Treatment.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 the psychological adjustment, and coordinate the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 evaluation 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Pay

$54.00 - $76.00 pay per visit/unit

$85,400 - $117,500 per year base pay for full-time (40 hours per week) employment. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job-related skills, knowledge, experience, education, and certifications.

Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries offer competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave).
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life insurance.

About Us

CenterWell 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 together to help patients rehabilitate, recover, and regain their independence so they can live healthier and happier lives.

CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put patients at the center of everything we do. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare, and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice, and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional, and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM).