Occupational Therapist - Home Based Primary Care

Job Title

Geriatrics Extended Care Therapist

Duties

The primary therapist in the Geriatrics Extended Care performs the following duties:

• Provides evaluations and assessments for the presence of physical abnormalities and functional disabilities that interfere with Activities of Daily Living and/or quality of life.
• Offers in-home services to veterans with multiple, complex chronic illnesses and/or profound disabilities to improve or maintain functional levels and encourage independence in the home.
• Determines functional-related problems including rationale or basis for making the assessment and includes the completion of safety assessments as clinically indicated.
• Works in the community, traveling some distance alone to meet with Veterans enrolled in the HBPC program.
• Independently plans, develops, and implements comprehensive treatment programs for individual patients or groups of patients to restore and enhance their performance and potential for independent living or maximize function within their lifestyle.
• Coordinates case management services as part of a multidisciplinary team of health professionals and peer counselors specializing in various fields.
• Responsible for advanced occupational therapy techniques to perform functions associated with the OT scope of practice; evaluating patients as appropriate for a wide range of diagnoses, primarily psychosocial, to establish a baseline level of function.
• Performs occupational therapy assessment and treatment of occupation, cognitive, and psychological functional deficits to develop and implement occupational therapy treatment plans with individuals, families and/or groups of patients to meet individual patient rehabilitation objectives.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm

Telework: Not available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 59057-A / 59058-A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.