Occupational Therapist - West of I-77 Service Area

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This is a full time home health OT position to work in our west of I-77 service area.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses patient 's ability to safely and effectively perform independent living skills and designs the appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment.

• Implements the treatment plan using appropriate modalities and documents subjective and objective findings of patient progress.

• Educates the patient and family/caregiver about patient deficits.

• Directs and supervises the activities of support personnel.

• Acts a clinical instructor or participates in the education and evaluation of students.

• Maintains complete and up-to-date documentation and files at all times regarding patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and interventions.

• Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of assigned patients.  Participates as a member of the hospice interdisciplinary team when necessary.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Must be graduate of an Occupational Therapy Program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Certifications:

• Current State Licensure as Occupational Therapist (OT).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Valid Ohio Driver’s license upon hire; per policy 8-175 thereafter.
• Proof of automobile insurance coverage with $100,000/$300,000 coverage, upon hire; per policy 8-175 thereafter.

Complexity of Work:

• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Work Experience:

• Experience in clinical area preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling.
• Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by 1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor.
• Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.
• Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.
• Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors.
• Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families.
• Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Keywords: OT, therapy, rehab, occupational therapy, flexible, autonomous

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