PRN Occupational Therapist Home Health

About the role

Responsible for the evaluation, clinical assessment, treatment plan, implementation, and progression of goal-directed, purposeful Occupational Therapy interventions. Responsibilities also include consultations with medical staff and health professionals, completion of medical records and insurance forms, and supervision of Rehab associates.

Responsibilities

• Prescribes and instructs patients in therapeutic self-care and creative activities that promote functional independence with attention to both physical and mental components.
• Performs evaluation procedures as per Policy and Procedure: self-care assessment, FIM assessment, ROM, manual muscle test, upper extremity/hand assignment, sensory testing, interest checklist, splint/orth assessment, position assessment, and vital signs.
• Educates patient and/or responsible party to home programs and the use of assistive devices.
• Affirms learning and provides reinforcement or implements further teaching strategies as indicated per policy and procedure.
• Provides care, based on physical, psychosocial, communication, safety, and education level and related criteria for the infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric patient per the established age-specific standard.
• Evaluates home environment for concerns, plan of treatment.
• Complies with all Home Health/ standards including but not limited to visits and communication.
• Completes plan of treatment and recertification as per Medicare guidelines.
• Completes SOC, Recertification, and Discharge per guidelines.
• Performs CPR when directed by the patient’s/appropriate representative’s wishes.
• Displays safe, efficient, and prudent use and maintenance of D.M.E. and medical supplies and adaptive equipment.
• Familiar with supply requisition systems as per policy and procedure.
• Performs treatments/procedures according to specific standards.
• Performs and monitors patient teaching according to the policy and procedures.
• Captures care coordination with the care team in order to facilitate a change in the level of care in compliance with the change in level of care standard.
• Identifies the stages of death and dying.

Qualifications

• Current Occupational Therapist Licensure as required by the state where services will be performed: MD: Occupational Therapy licensure through the Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene OH: Occupational Therapy licensure through the Ohio Occupational Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board PA: Occupational Therapy licensure through the State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure WV: Occupational Therapy licensure through the West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy
• Valid driver’s license.
• CPR certification within 30 days of hire date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Registered by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board