Home Health Occupational Therapist (OT)

Eden Home Health is hiring a part-time Occupational Therapist to provide in-home services to our patients throughout Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook County.

Why choose Eden? We're interested in you and want you to succeed. Our business is growing rapidly, and we want you to grow with us. We have infinite room for advancement, both personally and professionally. We work hard to match you with patients that best fit YOUR skills and YOUR availability . Work 1 on 1 with your patients and establish a rewarding relationship that you won't get in any other healthcare setting. In addition, Eden Health is a Certified Great Place to Work company, 6 years in a row !

Job Summary :

• Performs ongoing accurate and comprehensive assessments of each patient.
• Accurately completes OASIS data sets.
• Obtains necessary physician orders and collaborates with the physician as the patient's needs dictate.
• Develops and implements a written plan of care for each patient.
• Guarantees that changes in patients' clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members, necessary office staff, and physician(s) as per Agency policy.
• Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician and other healthcare team members, and Agency staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.
• Educates patients, their families / caregivers, and other staff as appropriate, in appropriate therapy modalities.
• Develops appropriate home exercise programs tailored to the patient's clinical status, needs, and age.
• Delivers occupational therapy modalities appropriate to the patient's clinical status and needs and in accordance with the standard of care for patient's age.
• Provides, modifies, or discontinues therapy modalities based upon an ongoing assessment / reassessment of the patient's clinical status and in accordance with physician orders.
• Provides occupational therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical / health care errors.
• Participates in case conferences to discuss multidisciplinary team responsibilities, patient progress, plans for continued care, new problems, etc.
• In coordination with Interdisciplinary Team, performs transfer and discharge planning functions in accordance with agency policy and applicable laws, regulations, and standards.
• Recommends for needed referrals to other disciplines and / or community resources.
• Provides supervision and mentorship to OT assistants and completes supervisory visits as required.
• Completes accurate and thorough visit notes via Electronic Health Record (EHR) on every patient in a timely fashion.

Education / Experience Requirements :

Graduated after successful completion of an occupational therapist education program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA), or successor organizations of ACOTE; and

Is licensed or otherwise regulated, if applicable, as an occupational therapist by the state in which practicing; or when licensure or other regulation does not apply.

Graduated after successful completion of an occupational therapy program accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association; or is eligible for the National Registration Examination of the American Occupational Therapy Association or the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.

Had 2 years of appropriate experience as an occupational therapist; and

Had achieved a satisfactory grade on an occupational therapist proficiency examination conducted, approved, or sponsored by the U.S. public Health Service.

Graduated after successful completion of an occupational therapist education program accredited as substantially equivalent to occupational therapist entry level education in the United States by one of the following :

The accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).

Career Benefits :

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Eden Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay Range : $47 - $55 per hour