Home Healthcare Occupational Therapist (OT)

Salary :

$65 - 85 hourly

Company : NURTURING HOME HEALTHCARE AGENCY IN

Job Type : Part-Time

Kingwood , Tx 77339

Job Description - Home Healthcare Occupational Therapist (OT)

Benefits:

Flexible schedule

Job description

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist , you will:

Assess/screen patient's daily living/work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives.

Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function to patients in their homes or other settings to assist the physician in evaluating the patient’s level of function.

Confer with the patient's physician and other health care team members and participate in development/revision of the Plan of Care Treatment.

Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction to patients in accordance with physician orders to improve/restore strength, coordination, range-of-motion and function or teach compensation measures.

Review/expand the retraining programs in a manner consistent with the behavioral goals of each patient and within the guidelines of the rehabilitation program as a whole.

Consult with other vocational team members, as appropriate, to develop and implement vocationally oriented plans consistent with the needs and capabilities of patients.

Report patient status and progress to the physician, rehabilitation staff, Clinical Manager, patient and family members.

Participate in care coordination and discharge planning activities and act as a resource to other health care personnel in meeting patient's needs.

Design community reintegration activities to assist the client in the physical reconditioning effort, and/or the psychological adjustment and coordinate the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team.

Recommend and/or design special adaptive equipment for clients to improve residence or working environments or improve their participation in the rehabilitation program and/or community.

Design/train staff and family members to carry out the retraining program including dressing, feeding, grooming and hygiene skills, participate in team and family educational meetings.

Coordinate/oversee/supervise/instruct and evaluates Occupational Therapy Assistant and Home Health Aide performance in implementing occupational therapy services.

Accurately and thoroughly document patients' care observations, interventions and evaluation on the day services are rendered.

Ensure that interim (verbal) orders received from the physician are accurately documented and implemented.

Submit evaluation, treatment plans and discharge summary to the supervisor and care management staff.

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Qualifications:

Required Skills

Degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program

A minimum of six months occupational therapy experience preferred

Home Health experience a plus

Current and unrestricted OT licensure

Current CPR certification

Good organizational and communication

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $65.00 - $85.00 per hour

Benefits:

Referral program

Medical specialties:

Geriatrics

Home Health

Role characteristics:

On the road

Schedule:

Choose your own hours

Work setting:

In-person

Ability to Relocate:

Huntsville, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Compensation: $65.00 - $85.00 per hour

Nurturing Home Healthcare Agency is a Medicare-Certified Home Health leader. We are committed to quality home health care services. We are small enough to be personal, but large enough to provide comprehensive home care services. Nurturing Home Healthcare Agency provides warm, friendly care because we take time to know our patients personally.

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