Occupational Therapist / PRN
About the Role
An experienced Occupational Therapist (OT) enthusiastic about providing functional rehabilitation wherever life happens—whether at home, school, work, or in the community. You are ready to treat clients beyond a staged environment into real-life experiences like cooking in their kitchen, navigating grocery stores, restaurants, outdoor activities, and the workplace. You thrive in an autonomous setting and value being part of a collaborative team of dynamic therapists.
What You Will Receive
- Flexible schedule created by you
- Paid per hour (not just per visit)
- Driving, travel, and mileage reimbursement
- Growth and advancement opportunities
Responsibilities
- Perform evaluations and develop treatment plans
- Regularly re-assess the effectiveness of treatment plans, attend staffing meetings, and family conferences
- Perform discharge evaluations, make appropriate recommendations for home and community safety, and provide referral and education resources
- Communicate patient’s needs and progress to the treatment team, physician, person receiving services, and family members
- Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure coordination of care and enhance patient outcomes
Qualifications
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program
- Current, unrestricted state license as an Occupational Therapist
- Current CPR certification
- A minimum of one year’s work experience as an Occupational Therapist
- Demonstrates knowledge of rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological diagnoses (preferred)
- Effective and professional communication in verbal and written interactions
- Ability to lift 50 pounds; moving, lifting, or transferring patients (may involve lifting up to 100 pounds following safety procedures)
- Duties require fine motor skills, visual acuity, and walking/standing for extended periods
- Additional physical requirements: pushing/pulling, bending/stooping, reaching, kneeling, and positioning frequently
- A health screen or examination may be required prior to assignment and periodically thereafter to verify physical capability
About the Program
Rehab Without Walls, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is a revolutionary neurorehabilitation program that moves individuals outside institutional settings and into their natural home and community environment through a continuum of care. It is designed to significantly help people who have experienced a brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke/CVA through accident or illness regain functional capabilities. By providing care in the home, community, workplace, or school, Rehab Without Walls promotes greater health through the recovery process, with industry-leading outcomes that dramatically improve functional skills and independence for patients.