Home Care Occupational Therapist- Full Time
Core
Provide 1:1 occupational therapy treatment to geriatric patients in their homes to maintain, improve, or restore physical function and relieve pain.
Role type
Home care occupational therapist
Builds
Individualized treatment plans and occupational therapy programs for patients in designated geographic areas
Domain
Home health care / Geriatric rehabilitation
Required skills
Occupational therapy program development, patient evaluation and diagnosis, treatment plan adjustment, caregiver education, home visit logistics, geriatric patient care
Preferred skills
Home health experience, specialty certifications (Schroth, Pelvic Floor, OCS, PCS, NGS, WCS)
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Accept and treat patients within a designated geographic area, evaluate patients and develop individualized treatment plans based on physician orders, educate family members and caregivers on therapy techniques, perform initial exams and document diagnoses, adjust treatments based on patient progress, provide timely documentation for each visit
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level (Program Graduate to Licensed OT)