Occupational Therapist OT Home Health

Evaluation, Planning, and Administration

This position is responsible for the evaluation, planning, administration, and supervision of Occupational Therapy treatment in accordance with physician referral, state and local organizational standards, regulatory agencies, and established departmental policies and procedures. This position demonstrates the clinical competence and knowledge necessary to provide treatment appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Core Functions

• Evaluates patient's functional abilities and limitations.
• Determines if intervention is needed.
• Establishes a plan of care and treatment goals.
• Completes comprehensive evaluation within the established time frame set by the department.
• Identifies and prioritizes key limiting factors.
• Establishes treatment goals that are functional, measurable, patient related and reflect the key limiting factors.
• Collaborates with patient and family/caregiver when setting goal.
• Initiates discharge planning.
• Recommends additions to or modifications of referring orders.
• Implements individualized treatment plan with consideration to the patient's physical, social, spiritual, cultural, educational and age specific needs.
• Provides skilled treatment in a safe manner.
• Affirms ongoing effectiveness of treatment and modifies plan of care as indicated.
• Involves patient and family/caregiver in the treatment and decision making process.
• Provides ongoing education to physician, nurse, patient, family/caregiver, and interdisciplinary team.
• Documents according to standards set by the department and regulatory agencies.
• Documents legibly.
• Completes documentation within the established time frames of the department.
• Documents innovative and individualized treatment techniques/plan.
• Treatment goals are reassessed according to department policies.
• Communicates pertinent patient information to ensure the best possible follow through of care.
• Communicates evaluation/treatment results and patient progress to physicians, nurses, patient, family/caregiver, co-workers and the interdisciplinary team.
• Communicates in a clear and timely manner.
• Accepts responsibility to contact physicians for routine or difficult problem solving to ensure optimal patient outcome.
• Defends treatment rationale with standard practices and/or current literature.
• Exhibits adaptability in assignments as it relates to caseload, scheduling, and staffing shifts.
• Takes initiative to assist in other patient care areas and accepts responsibility for all patient care needs.
• Demonstrates appropriate direction and delegation of personnel to achieve safe delivery of quality cost effective patient care.
• direction and delegation of the COTA, Therapy Technician and student complies with department policies and regulatory agencies.
• Participates in the training and orientation of new personnel.
• Assures competency of personnel, prior to delegation of task.
• Department operational activities.
• Participates in department/facility process improvements.
• Mets productivity standards set by the department.

Qualifications

• Must have successfully completed the academic requirements of an educational program in occupational therapy approved by the appropriate governing board.
• Must possess a current Occupational Therapy license from the State of practice.
• BLS certification required.

Experience

Relates throughout the interview process their clinical competency, experience, training and education they have received that is required to perform the job. Demonstrates through behaviors and answers to job related experiential questions.

Skills

• The ability to become proficient with computer software applications commonly used in an automated patient care environment.

Benefits

Ranked in the top 25 percent of all home care agencies in the United States, Banner Home Care is the largest nonprofit, free-standing home care agency in Arizona. We provide intermittent health care for patients of all ages in the comfort of their home. Our home care team is experienced, compassionate and professional, and the results prove that Banner Home Care measures better than the national and Arizona average in almost all Medicare Quality Compare patient satisfaction results.

Pay

Up to $10,000 Sign on Bonus if eligible.

Schedule

• Schedule: Training Core: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
• First 30-90 days Training BSS/PRN : Commit to 1-2 days per weekMonday-Friday30-60 days
• After Training: Option 1: Full Time 40- 32 Hours per weekMonday- Friday “Work your way” 4 10hr shifts or 5 8hr shifts Saturday & Sunday + other days during the week “Work your way” 4 10hr shifts or 5 8hr shiftsCommitment to working every other weekend with working weekdays on the off weeks, or working every weekend with flexibility of working one week day.
• Option 2: Part Time 20-28 Hours per weekMonday-Friday: 5, 8, 10 hour daysSaturday- Sunday +1 other day 5, 8, 10 hour days
• Option 3: BSS/PRN PRN PositionCall Outs/ PTO/ LeaveSunday- Saturdays8:00am-5:00pmMinimum of 2 shifts per month

Locations

• East Valley -POD 1 Primary cities: East Mesa, Gold Canyon, Apache Junction, Superior
• East Valley -POD 2 Primary cities: Mesa, Gilbert, San Tan Valley, Queen Creek, Florence
• East Valley -POD 3 Primary City: NE Mesa
• East Valley- POD 6- Primary cities: Casa Grande, Arizona City, Eloy, Coolidge and Maricopa
• East Valley- POD 8- Primary cities: Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Chandler
• East Valley- POD 9- Primary cities: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Cave Creek, and Carefree