Occupational Therapist, OT - Home Health Visits
About the role
BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist (OT) for a full‑time position performing home health visits from the Gastonia Visits office. The role serves adult and geriatric patients on a per‑visit basis in homes throughout Lincoln and Cleveland counties, North Carolina. As part of a multidisciplinary health‑care team, you will provide rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to help clients remain at home. BAYADA believes that our clients and their families deserve home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. Be part of a caring, professional team that is instrumental in providing the highest quality care while developing your career with an industry leader.
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 North Carolina Occupational Therapist license.
- Prior home care experience preferred, but not required.
- Minimum of one year of recent work experience as an Occupational Therapist.
- Graduation from an occupational therapy program accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the AMA and the AOTA, as indicated by school transcript or diploma.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
- Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.
Benefits
BAYADA believes that our employees are our greatest asset: enjoy being part of a team that cares and a company that believes in leading with our values. Develop your skills with training and scholarship opportunities. Advance your career with specially designed career tracks. Be recognized and rewarded for your compassion, excellence, and reliability.
- Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave.
- Vision, dental and medical health plans.
- Employer‑paid life insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Direct deposit.
- Employee assistance program.