Occupational Therapist - Home Health Care - City of Detroit - 40 Hours/Week - Day Shift

Occupational Therapist - Home Health Care

Location: City of Detroit Schedule: 40 hours per week, day shift On-Call Requirements: Minimum of one weekend per month, plus one summer holiday and one winter holiday Compensation & Benefits: $10,000 sign-on bonus; eligible for full-time benefits

Henry Ford Home Health Care is a comprehensive network of home health products and services that focuses on the complex needs of patients and caregivers. Available programs include chronic care management, joint replacement care, specialty infusion and transplant care, wound, ostomy and continence nursing, and palliative care to name a few. Henry Ford Home Health Care's services are provided by qualified registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified wound, ostomy and continence nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, medical social workers, dietitians, and home health aides.

Occupational therapists: provide an individual assessment, teach ways of safely performing activities of daily living, including recommendations and instruction on use of adaptive equipment, and provide instruction on modifications within the home. The initial occupational therapy visit will take place within 48 hours of discharge from the hospital. Therapy may continue one to three times per week up to nine weeks, based on your individual needs.

General Summary Under the supervision of the site Team Leader or Supervisor, the Occupational Therapist:

• Performs OT evaluation and treatment patient care duties as appropriate.
• Communicates effectively with patients, coworkers, physicians and other system employees as needed regarding patient care needs and adequately documents all aspects of patient care.
• Supervises/delegates to Assistant, and tech as appropriate.
• Completes necessary and accurate patient billing information.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Master's Degree, preferred.

License/Certifications

• Current State of Michigan Registration and National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) certification.

Working Conditions

• Patient care setting with potential exposure to communicable disease.
• Limited noise, temperature fluctuation and dust are possible.