At Home Quality Care
Home Health Occupational Therapist (OT) Tinley Park Area
At Home Quality Care, Tinley Park, Illinois, United States, 60483
At Home Quality Care - Illinois -
Job
Title/Position:
Certified Occupational Therapist (OT)
Pay:
$75-$100 pending visit type (per diem)
Benefits:
Mileage reimbursement, company paid cellular data, paid vacation, and 401k (with match).
Reports To:
Director of Nursing
WHO ARE WE?
At Home Quality Care
was founded in 1983 in Morris, Illinois. We soon became a leading provider of comprehensive home health and non-medical home care services throughout the region. Today, we deliver care with seven branches throughout Indiana, Illinois and Texas and continue to grow. Driven by a simple mission to provide the BEST care for our patients, At Home Quality Care is looking for the BEST professionals to join our growing team!
At Home Quality Care is looking for an Occupational Therapist to make visits in the Southwest Suburbs of Illinois who has experience in a home health setting. Do you love making a difference? Do you want to have the freedom of having a flexible schedule? Then we are your ideal company.
Come join us and apply today!!!
BRIEF JOB
DESCRIPTION :
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing occupational therapy services and for
emphasizing health education/experience.
The therapist
is responsible for traveling to a patient’s home to administer the services dictated by their physician while helping patients maintain their independence and quality of life.
This role provides a lot of
FLEXIBILITY
for our field staff!
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
1 .
Participates in the ongoing evaluation of patient’s functional status (muscle function, endurance, visual coordination, written and verbal communication skills, self-care ability, work capacity, etc.) as delegated by the registered occupational therapist.
Participates in the ongoing evaluation of the home environment for hazards or barriers to more independent living as delegated by the patient's plan of care.
2. Participates in teaching new skills or retraining patients in once familiar daily activities that have been lost due to illness or injury, in accordance with organization policy.
3. Maintains appropriate clinical records, clinical notes, and reports to the branch's Director of Nursing any changes in the patient’s condition.
4. Submits clinical documentation in accordance with company policy.
5. Follows treatment program and goals for improved patient function as established by the Plan of Care.
Documents patient’s response to treatment plan and progress toward established goals.
6. Maintains contact/communication with other personnel involved in the patient’s care to promote coordinated, efficient care.
Documents such communication in accordance with company policy.
7. Attends and contributes to inservices, case conferences, and other meetings as required by company policy to ensure coordinated and comprehensive plans of care for the patients of the company.
8. Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other home care services.
Consults with other clinical disciplines and assists with necessary referrals, as appropriate.
9. Participates in instructing patient’s family/caregiver and other health care personnel in patient’s treatment regime as delegated by the registered occupational therapist.
POSITION
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
2. Certified with the State of Illinois
3. Licensed in accordance with state licensure laws.
4. A minimum of one (1) year of clinical experience as a certified occupational therapist
5. Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
6. Possesses and maintains current CPR certification.
7. Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
Job
Title/Position:
Certified Occupational Therapist (OT)
Pay:
$75-$100 pending visit type (per diem)
Benefits:
Mileage reimbursement, company paid cellular data, paid vacation, and 401k (with match).
Reports To:
Director of Nursing
WHO ARE WE?
At Home Quality Care
was founded in 1983 in Morris, Illinois. We soon became a leading provider of comprehensive home health and non-medical home care services throughout the region. Today, we deliver care with seven branches throughout Indiana, Illinois and Texas and continue to grow. Driven by a simple mission to provide the BEST care for our patients, At Home Quality Care is looking for the BEST professionals to join our growing team!
At Home Quality Care is looking for an Occupational Therapist to make visits in the Southwest Suburbs of Illinois who has experience in a home health setting. Do you love making a difference? Do you want to have the freedom of having a flexible schedule? Then we are your ideal company.
Come join us and apply today!!!
BRIEF JOB
DESCRIPTION :
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing occupational therapy services and for
emphasizing health education/experience.
The therapist
is responsible for traveling to a patient’s home to administer the services dictated by their physician while helping patients maintain their independence and quality of life.
This role provides a lot of
FLEXIBILITY
for our field staff!
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
1 .
Participates in the ongoing evaluation of patient’s functional status (muscle function, endurance, visual coordination, written and verbal communication skills, self-care ability, work capacity, etc.) as delegated by the registered occupational therapist.
Participates in the ongoing evaluation of the home environment for hazards or barriers to more independent living as delegated by the patient's plan of care.
2. Participates in teaching new skills or retraining patients in once familiar daily activities that have been lost due to illness or injury, in accordance with organization policy.
3. Maintains appropriate clinical records, clinical notes, and reports to the branch's Director of Nursing any changes in the patient’s condition.
4. Submits clinical documentation in accordance with company policy.
5. Follows treatment program and goals for improved patient function as established by the Plan of Care.
Documents patient’s response to treatment plan and progress toward established goals.
6. Maintains contact/communication with other personnel involved in the patient’s care to promote coordinated, efficient care.
Documents such communication in accordance with company policy.
7. Attends and contributes to inservices, case conferences, and other meetings as required by company policy to ensure coordinated and comprehensive plans of care for the patients of the company.
8. Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other home care services.
Consults with other clinical disciplines and assists with necessary referrals, as appropriate.
9. Participates in instructing patient’s family/caregiver and other health care personnel in patient’s treatment regime as delegated by the registered occupational therapist.
POSITION
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
2. Certified with the State of Illinois
3. Licensed in accordance with state licensure laws.
4. A minimum of one (1) year of clinical experience as a certified occupational therapist
5. Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
6. Possesses and maintains current CPR certification.
7. Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state/or organization requirements and is in good working order.