Occupational Therapist Home Health

Additional Information About the Role

BJC Home Health in Illinois has a great full-time Occupational Therapist opening on our team. Join a well-connected team and provide care to individuals in their homes to support healing and independence.   Wonderful team and supportive management

Schedule

Full time

Day shift

8a-4 : 30p - Monday through Friday

No weekends or holidays

Region

Illinois - Greater St. Louis service region

Perks

Cell phone and lap top

Mileage reimbursement

Up to $2500 sign on bonus

• must be willing to provide coverage in all St. Louis regions during on-call
• Position requires registration with the Family Care Safety registery

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Overview

BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.

BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.

The Alton Intermittent Home Care Department of BJC Home Care Services provides home visits to patients in Alton, Illinois and several nearby counties, with 24 hour on-call home care nursing supervision. Our JCAHO accredited, multi-disciplinary approach combines leading edge technology with a firm belief in the powerful recuperative advantages of receiving home care.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The licensed or registered Occupational Therapist (OT) provides direct patient care activities in the home environment including assessment, evaluation, treatment planning, implementation, and instruction / supervision of certified occupational therapy practice, and according to physician orders.

Responsibilities

Instructs patient and family in treatment procedures.

Re-evaluates patient and adapts treatment program accordingly to achieve maximum benefit.

Instructs and assists patient to perform various occupational therapy activities and in use of assistive and supportive devices.

Confers with physician and other practitioners to obtain additional information, suggest revisions in treatment plan and to integrate occupational therapy treatment with other aspects of patients' care.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree

No Experience

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Valid Driver's License

Occupational Therapist Lic

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

Disability insurance

Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution

401(k) plan with BJC match

Tuition Assistance available on first day

BJC Institute for Learning and Development

Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer