Occupational Therapist - Home Based Primary Care

Home Based Primary Care Occupational Therapist

The Home Based Primary Care Occupational Therapist independently evaluates and treats Veterans referred to HBPC for Occupational Therapy services. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Performs comprehensive initial evaluations.
• Identifies functional and safety problems in the home.
• Establishes appropriate treatment goals.
• Develops, implements, and modifies appropriate treatment programs designed to meet established goals.
• Evaluates patient response to treatment and modify the treatment plan to provide optimum therapeutic effect.
• Teaches caregivers proper techniques for assisting Veterans with functional mobility in the home (transfers, ambulation, etc.)
• Conducts follow-up assessments of patients admitted to HBPC as appropriate.
• Collaborates with the team physician for consultation with other rehabilitation services.
• Performs home safety assessments for structural modifications needed to make the home environment safe and accessible.
• Determines the need for home medical equipment, order the equipment, justify special requests, teach the Veteran and caregivers to safely use the equipment in the home, and then monitor for safe use.
• Reports home medical equipment problems to the Prosthetics Department.
• Establishes and maintains contact with other key staff involved in patient care via written, telephone, and personal communication on a regular basis at the medical center and at the VISN level.
• Responsible for data collection and timely reporting for the HBPC program as requested by the HBPC Program Director.
• Participates in HBPC quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
• Coordinates the efficient operation and function of the HBPC Occupational Therapy program.
• Ensures proper supplies are available for patient treatments.
• Participates in all HBPC service staff meetings and serves in a leadership role when required. Responsible for Occupational Therapy representation in HBPC interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Ensures that all required documentation is completed in a timely manner, meeting departmental, External Peer Review Process (EPRP) and Joint Commission requirements.
• Maintains timely data input utilizing care plans, initial assessments and/or specialty protocols as part of an ongoing process in coordination with other key interdisciplinary staff to provide effective patient care.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, subject to change based on the needs of the facility.

Telework: Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 598-01758-F, 598-01762-F; 598-01763-F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized