Home Health Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Adara Home Health offers fulfilling home care careers to professionals looking for flexibility and the ability to manage their own schedule. Join our team and work for an employer who values each employee as an individual and respects everyone's need for work-life balance.

This is a full time or part time position with a flexible schedule during office hours Monday - Friday. This position will require you to travel to client's homes to provide 1:1 client care that may take 1-3 hours per client. This position reports to the Blaine, MN office and provides services in Mora and surrounding cities.

Benefits based on full time eligibility include opportunity for productivity bonuses in addition to base salary, ability to manage your schedule, mileage reimbursement, medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, pet insurance, and 401K 100% vested upon eligibility.

Major responsibilities include administering occupational therapy evaluations, establishing treatment goals, providing occupational therapy treatments, preparing clinical and progress notes, instructing and supervising COTAs, HHAs, LPNs and RNs in therapy program when appropriate, providing families with information, support and encouragement to help motivate clients in their progress, maintaining positive and effective communication with all employees and others, maintaining absolute confidentiality of all information pertaining to clients, families and employees, maintaining a safe client environment and identifying and reporting to the office any suspected vulnerable client abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation, maintaining productivity as per guidelines, and performing other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Physical/environmental demands involve lifting clients, bending, stooping, stretching, and setting up equipment. Must be adaptable to a variety of environments and community settings. Must be able to drive or use public transportation in all types of weather. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for heavy work.

Qualifications include currently licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the state of Minnesota, graduate of AOTA approved school of occupational therapy and currently certified by the AOTA to practice occupational therapy, at least two (2) years experience in a health care setting or equivalent experience, certification with National Board of Occupational Therapy strongly recommended, strong interpersonal communication and teaching skills, strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently, excellent written and oral communication skills, access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation in order to travel to multiple company business stops a day, a valid driver's license and proof of car insurance when using a personal vehicle for company business, proof of negative mantoux or documentation of negative chest x-ray, current CPR certification recommended, U.S. Citizenship or evidence of valid Alien Work Permit, discloses any conviction and criminal history records pertaining to any crime related to the provision of health services, and pass initial and ongoing background studies and screenings including but not limited to those of the Minnesota Department of Health and the Federal Office of the Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals and Entities.