Occupational Therapist- Home Health Visits

About the role

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist (OT) for a part‑time or per‑diem opportunity performing home health visits for the Harford Visits Office in Forest Hill, MD. This office serves adult and geriatric patients on a per‑visit basis in homes throughout Harford County, MD. As a home care OT, you will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary health‑care team providing rehabilitative care and skilled nursing, enabling clients to receive the medical care needed to remain at home.

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform thorough evaluations of patients’ functional status, including muscle function, endurance, visual coordination, written and verbal communication skills, and ADL and IADL performance.
• Assess cognitive, psychological and motor aspects of performance and develop individualized intervention plans to achieve favorable outcomes.
• Evaluate home environment for hazards or barriers to more independent living.
• Identify equipment needs and environmental adaptations resulting in enhanced outcomes for clients.
• Continually assess and revise the occupational therapy care plan, and participate with nursing in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
• Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety and independent living.
• Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a state‑of‑the‑art touch pad tablet.

Qualifications

• Current MD Occupational Therapist license.
• Prior home care experience preferred, but not required.
• Minimum of one year of