Occupational Therapist - Home Health

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - Home Health

TERRITORY : South Austin territory down to San Marcos

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Occupational Therapist provides high-quality, patient-centered care by managing the complete process of occupational therapeutic care of an assigned group of patients, in coordination with the physician and the patient care team. The Occupational Therapist completes patient assessments, and participates in developing and implementing individualized care plans, focusing on goal achievement, patient engagement, and positive patient experience. The Occupational Therapist provides or directs a majority of the patient’s physical therapy to support patients throughout home health and the continuum of care.

Qualifications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS :

OT Home Health Expertise

• Must be computer literate and able maintain simple records in English.
• Promotes patient / family education using various verbal and written communication techniques that take into account the patients / familys cultural, ethnic and / or personal needs or preferences.
• Collaborates with the patient / family to learn appropriate self-care techniques.
• Submits documentation in a timely manner per Agency policy.
• Knowledgeable of current federal, state and agency regulations concerning patient care, includes incident management and reporting.
• Maintains regulatory requirements. Including complying with Legal Authority : Act 519, Public Acts of 1982; MCL 400.11, which states : All persons employed, licensed, registered, or certified to provide health care, must report suspicion or reasonable cause to believe that physical, mental, or sexual abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult has occurred.
• Participates in agency's other mandated activities, i.e., in-services, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI); staff meetings.

EXPERIENCE

REQUIREMENTS :

EDUCATION :