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ProSource · 4 months ago

Home Healthcare Occupational Therapist (OT)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Entry Level

$65/hr - $85/hr

1+ years exp

ProSource is a Medicare-Certified Home Health leader committed to quality home health care services. As a Home Healthcare Occupational Therapist, you will assess patients' daily living skills, develop therapeutic programs, and collaborate with healthcare teams to enhance patient outcomes.

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Responsibilities

Assess/screen patient's daily living/work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives

Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function to patients in their homes or other settings to assist the physician in evaluating the patient’s level of function

Confer with the patient's physician and other health care team members and participate in development/revision of the Plan of Care Treatment

Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction to patients in accordance with physician orders to improve/restore strength, coordination, range-of-motion and function or teach compensation measures

Review/expand the retraining programs in a manner consistent with the behavioral goals of each patient and within the guidelines of the rehabilitation program as a whole

Consult with other vocational team members, as appropriate, to develop and implement vocationally oriented plans consistent with the needs and capabilities of patients

Report patient status and progress to the physician, rehabilitation staff, Clinical Manager, patient and family members

Participate in care coordination and discharge planning activities and act as a resource to other health care personnel in meeting patient's needs

Design community reintegration activities to assist the client in the physical reconditioning effort, and/or the psychological adjustment and coordinate the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team

Recommend and/or design special adaptive equipment for clients to improve residence or working environments or improve their participation in the rehabilitation program and/or community

Design/train staff and family members to carry out the retraining program including dressing, feeding, grooming and hygiene skills, participate in team and family educational meetings

Coordinate/oversee/supervise/instruct and evaluates Occupational Therapy Assistant and Home Health Aide performance in implementing occupational therapy services

Accurately and thoroughly document patients' care observations, interventions and evaluation on the day services are rendered

Ensure that interim (verbal) orders received from the physician are accurately documented and implemented

Submit evaluation, treatment plans and discharge summary to the supervisor and care management staff