Occupational Therapist

About This Role

Being an Occupational Therapist with CenterWell Home Health means helping patients regain strength, mobility, and independence from the comfort of their homes. This role involves delivering personalized care focused on rehabilitation and functional improvement, empowering individuals to overcome physical limitations and perform everyday activities with confidence. You will report to the Clinical Manager.

Responsibilities

• Assess and screen patients' daily living and work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable goals
• 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 the development and revision of the Plan of Care Treatment
• Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction to patients following physician orders to improve or restore strength, coordination, range-of-motion, and function, or teach compensation measures
• Review and expand 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 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 the psychological adjustment, and coordinate the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team
• Recommend and design special adaptive equipment for clients to improve residence or working environments or improve their participation in the rehabilitation program and community
• Design and train staff and family members to manage the retraining program, including dressing, feeding, grooming, and hygiene skills, and participate in team and family educational meetings
• Oversee, instruct, and evaluate 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

Requirements

• Degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program