Occupational Therapist For Home Health Visits

Physicians Choice Home Health is recruiting for an Occupational Therapist to join our Home Healthcare Team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing quality home health visits to our patients in the comfort of their home. You will be joining a team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare professionals who are committed to providing the highest level of care to our members.

Physicians Choice Home Health is an Obran Cooperative Company. Obran Health is building the largest worker-owned home-based healthcare company in the US. We know the frustrations that come when working at a traditional healthcare employer - we've been there. That is why we created Obran Health. Obran Cooperative businesses give voice, power, and a share of the profits to each of our employee members. We are recruiting for healthcare professionals that want the chance to really own their work and have a say in the organization where they work.

Objectives:

• Evaluates the patient's functional status (muscle function, endurance, visual coordination, written and verbal communication skills, self-care ability, work capacity, etc.). Evaluates home environment for hazards or barriers to more independent living. Identifies equipment needs. Participates in the development of the total plan of care.

• For patients who plan to return to work, the occupational therapist may perform work capacity evaluation and may refer to specialized vocational training in accordance with Physicians Choice Home Health policy.

• Develops a treatment program and establishes goals for improved function. Communicates plan of care to referring physicians and other Physicians Choice Home Health professionals.

• May teach new skills or re-train patient in once familiar daily activities that have been lost due to illness or injury, in accordance with Physicians Choice Home Health policy.

• May fabricate splints and instruct patient in the use of various types of adaptive equipment to improve function.

• May train patient in the use of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.

• Maintains appropriate clinical records, clinical notes, and reports to the physician any changes in the patient's condition. Submits these records in accordance with Physicians Choice Home Health policy.

• Maintains contact/communication with other personnel involved in the patient's care to promote coordinated, efficient care.

• Attends and contributes to in services, case conferences, and other meetings as required by Physicians Choice Home Health policy to ensure coordinated and comprehensive plans of care for the patients of Physicians Choice Home Health.

• Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and refers as appropriate.

• Instructs the patient's family/caregiver and other Physicians Choice Home Health health care personnel in the patient's treatment regimen when indicated and appropriate.

• Supervises certified occupational therapy assistants according to Physicians Choice Home Health policy and state regulations.

• When therapy is the only skilled service, instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care every two (2) weeks.

• Participates in discharge planning for patient.