Home Health Occupational Therapist- East Valley

Position Overview Immediate Opening: Occupational Therapist (OT) – East Valley. Full‑time or part‑time. The company: Sunrise Health Services. Flexible scheduling and coverage areas. Sunrise Health Services is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for our patients through exceptional rehabilitation services in the Phoenix area. With a strong reputation for quality care, including a 4.5 out of 5.0 Medicare STAR quality rating, we are looking for passionate professionals to join our team and contribute to our mission of delivering personalized, compassionate care. As an occupational therapist at Sunrise Health Services, you will play a vital role in helping patients regain independence and improve their quality of life through individualized treatment plans and therapeutic interventions. You will assess patients in their home environment, develop personalized care plans, recommend adaptive equipment and home modifications, and collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, and the interdisciplinary care team to ensure optimal patient outcomes. This position offers flexibility in scheduling and work hours, making it an excellent opportunity for both full‑time and part‑time candidates who are passionate about delivering compassionate, patient‑centered care in the comfort of patients’ homes. Key Responsibilities Assists the physician in evaluating the patient's level of function. Assesses patient's home environment for safety hazards and architectural barriers, identifies equipment needs. Identifies functional problems and establishes goals and a plan of care designed to improve the patient's functional status (revising as necessary). Performs patient tests, measurements, and evaluations, such as range of motion, manual muscle tests, gait and functional analysis, and body parts measurement, and records and evaluates findings to aid in establishing or revising specific treatment programs. Performs and completes start‑of‑care and ongoing assessments and associated paperwork in accordance with agency policy. Periodically re‑evaluates and upgrades the patient's program to maximize functional improvement. Administers the exercise program utilizing specialized therapeutic exercise techniques and equipment. Plans and administers prescribed physical therapy treatment programs for patients to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability following disease, injury, or loss of body parts. Recommends prosthetic/orthotic devices for patients or evaluates their devices and makes minor adjustments or recommends modifications by the prosthetist/orthotist. Confers with the family, referring physician, and other agency professional staff to obtain information to promote coordinated, efficient, and quality patient care. Performs and submits required documentation of patient's evaluations, plan of care, clinical notes, and progress reports, summaries along with changes in orders. All patient visit notes must be turned in the next scheduled workday, not to exceed forty‑eight (48) hours. Performance Responsibilities Exercising necessary cost control measures. Striving to maintain positive internal and external customer service relationships. Demonstrating effective leadership skills. Demonstrating effective communication skills by conveying necessary information accurately, listening effectively, and asking questions when clarification is needed. Being able to be depended upon to plan and organize work effectively and ensure its completion. Demonstrating reliability by arriving at work on time and taking breaks in expected time frames. Meeting all productivity requirements. Demonstrating team behavior and promoting a team‑oriented environment. Always representing the organization professionally. Demonstrating initiative, striving to continually improve processes and relationships. Tactical Deliverables Notifying patient/clients prior to the visit and communicating further visits scheduled. Driving responsibly and safely to and from the client's home. Scheduling own time based on priorities and maintaining productivity utilizing time management. Providing appropriate and thorough service to patients/clients, ensuring proper completion of services in an accurate and timely manner and in accordance with agency policy. Makes the initial patient/client Start of Care (SOC) assessment within appropriate time as scheduled. Always demonstrates respectable customer service and professionalism. Establishes Home Bound Status and document. Provides skilled services and/or supervises, requiring substantial knowledge and skills in accordance with the Plan of Care (POC) and accepted standards of professional practice. Determines discipline frequencies according to physician order and/or assessed needs. Implements and adheres to physician's orders. Obtains physician order or verbal orders for Start of Care (SOC) or Resumption of Care (ROC) or Recertification (RECERT) within twenty‑four (24) to forty‑eight (48) hours from the time of service. Notifies physician with any changes with the initial plan of care (POC) and obtains any appropriate orders. Provides teaching to patient/client and answers health‑related questions and documents patient/client/caregiver understanding of education. Completes Home Health Nursing Aide care plan and makes supervisory visits on Home Health Aides and PTAs at least every fourteen (14) days. Documents patient's/client's care using appropriate agency forms and submits to agency within appropriate timeline. Assesses any medication changes with each Re‑visit and updates the Medication Profile Form in the home and in the agency's medical record. Notifies physician with any change in client condition, abnormal findings and new medications. Obtains orders as indicated with the appropriate form and submits them in a timely manner. Completes Discharge Oasis and Discharge Summary when patient/client is discharged. Completes Recertification Oasis every sixty (60) days while on service and obtains new orders for a new plan of care. Communicates with the staffing coordinator with any scheduling concerns and/or changes in patient/client assignment. Communicates all Start of Cares (SOC), Resumption of Care (ROC) or Recertification (RECERT) to the clinical support division within twenty‑four (24) hours of completion. Maintains continuity of care and documents communications with others within the health care team. Demonstrates work that meets quality standards. Assists in periodic auditing of paperwork of self/peers. Assists in training of new personnel for field duty. Communicates regularly with the Director of Nursing and Clinical Supervisor with all patient/client concerns or ideas for better patient/client outcomes. Adheres to Agency Code of Conduct, Standards of Practice, and Patients/Clients Rights. Demonstrates professionalism in appearance, adhering to Agency dress code. Has accessible transportation to and from patients/clients visits. Has the ability to lift thirty (30) pounds, move intermittently throughout the workday, inclusive of sitting, standing, and bending, pushing, pulling or moving objects and patients/clients. Qualifications Must be a graduate from an accredited Occupational Therapy program. Licensed by the state of Arizona. #J-18808-Ljbffr