Occupational Therapist, Home Health: PRN

Position Highlights:

• Compensation: Simplified pay model - Pay Per Visit!
• Service Territory: Tiffin
• Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted "Best Coastal Small Town in America". You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
• Work/life: Flexible schedule that you create with an unlimited earning potential! Set the schedule that works for you and your family.
• Employee-centric: 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, mileage reimbursement and more.

About Firelands Health - Home Health:

Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region.

Firelands Health is the area's largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are "big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you". We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

Our Home Health Department serves Sandusky and the surrounding areas. We believe that a healthy, growing organization, where team members have true opportunities to thrive, leads to healthier outcomes for our patients and employees. We're building a company culture that embraces the values of respect, accountability, communication, teamwork, integrity, positive attitude, continuous improvement and employee appreciation.

What you will do:

• Completes evaluations of assigned patients in accordance with the established standards of care and practice. Independently selects appropriate evaluation tools consistent with patient's history, diagnosis, and medical status, per documentation and observation. Evaluation techniques are performed safely and accurately, taking into account the patient's pre-morbid history and current physical psychosocial, and educational status/needs. Long and short term goals are realistic, measurable, and address functional needs. Goals are written upon completion of evaluation.
• Plans and provides treatment to assigned patients as appropriate in accordance with established standards of care and practice. Demonstrates knowledge about equipment/materials utilized in patient care per observation and chart documentation. Modifies short- and long-term goals, activities, frequency and/or length of treatment in response to patient's status in collaboration with team members.
• Completes all documentation. Responsible to independently write clear, concise, and relevant documentation, and to include documentation that facilitates communication of the patient's status and ongoing needs.
• Teaches patients the skills and techniques required for participation in activities; and evaluates patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior as relates to their rehabilitative potential. Adapts programs according to the needs and abilities of individual patients.
• Conducts training programs and participates in training medical and nursing personnel in occupational therapy techniques and objectives.
• Designs and fits adaptive devices such as splints and braces for patient use.
• Regularly demonstrates the ability to serve adult patients in the routine performance of duties.
• Displays positive guest relations in the performance of duties.
• Consults with other members of the rehabilitation team to select the most appropriate activity program consistent with the needs and capabilities of each patient.
• Requisitions supplies and equipment.
• Cleans and repairs tools and equipment as needed.
• Participates in department performance improvement activities as assigned and attends required training.
• Demonstrates service excellence and ACE.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree from a program jointly accredited by the ACOTE or a graduate of the ACOTE accredited career mobility program.
• Licensure in the state of Ohio or license eligible. Registration nationally through the professional association.
• Previous clinical experience/rehabilitation experience preferred.
• CPR Certification.
• Demonstrated ability to keep abreast of new research and practices in the field so as to provide the patients the best possible care and treatment.
• Ability to move, transfer and assist average size patient and be mobile.
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate in both written and oral form.
• Must possess a valid State of Ohio motor vehicle operator's license and be insurable under Firelands' auto policy. Employee must provide proof of personal automobile liability insurance coverage upon request.
• Punctual attendance at assigned work location is required.
• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner and maintain an accident free work place, including ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of emergency codes.
• Ability to comply with OSHA regulations and CDC standard and transmission-based precaution recommendations and to utilize proper personal protective equipment. Ability to comply with provisions of applicable S.D.S. forms.
• Successful completion of a ninety (90) day probationary period.

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