Occupational Therapist - OT - Home Health

Occupational Therapist (OT) for Home Health

We are looking for a reliable and compassionate Occupational Therapist (OT) for home health to join our team. Coverage areas include Vero Beach, Fort Pierce, Martin County and surrounding area.

Join Life Care Home Health Family! Serving Texas, Florida, Nevada, and Georgia, we provide skilled nursing, therapy, homecare, hospice, palliative care, and private duty services.

Why work with us?

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• Competitive pay, 401k, health & life insurance
• Flexible schedules & career growth opportunities
• Continuing education & recognition programs
• Supportive, family-like team culture

Make a difference in patients' lives while enjoying work-life balance. Apply today and grow with us!

Job Summary: Occupational Therapist (OT) will provide coordinated care to clients of all age groups. Plans implements and evaluates client care plans to restore or maintain patient well-being. Evaluates occupational roles and performance of clients with physical, psycho-social, and/or cognitive impairments. Provides intervention to deficits and elicits responses.

Job Responsibilities:

• Promote/exemplify the Company's mission, vision, and values at all times.
• Perform clinical assessments; identifies patient needs and appropriateness of client.
• Document, prepare/revises, and complete a Plan of Care (POC), progress notes, phone orders, and other clinical record documentation on an ongoing basis.
• Apply concepts of infection control and universal precaution in coordination/performing client cares activities to protect both client and staff (OSHA).
• Assess and facilitate through direct therapeutic intervention clients' ROM, strength, coordination need for and use of adaptive equipment and environmental modifications, functional mobility, and safety issues as related to clients' ADL performance needs.
• Provides effective communication to clients, their families, team members, and other health care professionals, and regular participation in Case conferences/Team Meetings. Facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desired outcomes.
• Evaluate client's occupational performance in the areas of self-care, work, leisure, and rest. Assess sensory-motor neuromuscular, psycho-social, and cognitive-perceptual components of occupational behavior.
• Monitors assigned cases to ensure compliance with the requirements of third-party payers.
• Completes appropriate documentation in a timely manner to assure compliance with company policy.
• Demonstrates commitment and professional growth by participating in in-service programs and maintaining/improving competency.
• Meet mandatory continuing education requirements of the Agency/licensing board.

Requirements:

• Two (2) years' experience as a OT in a clinical care setting.
• Preferred, Home health experience.

Home Health OT Requirements: Current State professional license as an OT in any/all applicable states, Current CPR, A valid driver's license and reliable transportation, insurance required. Therapist skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice. Excellent observational and problem-solving, decision-making and report writing skills. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from an American Physical Therapy Association approved program.

All hires are subject to Employment & Background Screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening (Clearinghouse). See link for more information.