Home Health Occupational Therapy Assistant FT, Days

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Provides occupational therapy treatment under the direction of a licensed Occupational Therapist according to the principles and practices of Occupational Therapy. Collaborates with team members in the implementation of the patient's individualized plan of care. Provides patient / family education, completes documentation of patient treatments, charges and other information as needed.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference

• Implements and manages a specific and comprehensive treatment plan

• Administers patient treatments within the plan of care outlined by a licensed occupational therapist and progresses patients as indicated

• Demonstrates basic knowledge of diagnoses / conditions seen in occupational therapy

• Interacts with others involved in the patient's care to incorporate an interdisciplinary treatment approach for coordinated quality care

• Demonstrates awareness and use of proper safety measures regarding the patients, others in the home and self

• Assesses patient response to treatment, modifying when appropriate with input from the supervising therapist

• Provides information regarding follow-up services which may include a referral to other community resources

• Participates in patient and family education process

• Provides education and training to patients, families and caregivers regarding diagnoses, progress and long-term functional outcomes

• Teaches, counsels and communicates with the patient, family or caregiver educational information related to the patient's diagnosis condition

• Supports and provides educational material to patient / families for support groups as well as community resources

• Complies with departmental policies for documentation

• Follows POC as defined by the primary therapist and documents patient's progress toward goals

• Documentation is in compliance with chart review audit components

• Documents all aspects of assessment, planning, treatment and discharge in the computer in a timely manner

• Daily treatment records are noted in the computer on a daily basis and are clear and professional in terminology

• Appropriate abbreviations and medical terminology are utilized

• Obtains re-evaluations as required by S.C. Occupational Therapy licensure

• Assists with coverage within the Occupational Therapy staff

• Meets the team / department productivity standards

• Complies with established standards of efficient patient scheduling to maintain appropriate levels of productivity

• Accepts and examines performance feedback and incorporates into conduct

• Attends staff meetings, team meetings and mandatory in-services as scheduled

• Completes mandatory training in a timely manner

• Complete PPD testing procedures by the end of the employee's birth month

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement programs, safety, environmental and infection control standards

• Completes assignments in a timely and thorough manner

• Assists with care and maintenance of departmental equipment and supplies

• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested

• Completes schedules, charge tickets and productivity sheets and mileage forms in an accurate and timely manner

• Demonstrates willingness to assist and is respectful of the rights of other team members

• Assumes an additional team/department responsibility

• Complies with department procedures

• Provides supervision to Occupational Therapy Assistant students.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility