Occupational Therapist / OT

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SpringHill Home Health and Hospice

Overview

Occupational Therapist – Home Health 

  

Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for a new opportunity? Springhill Home Health is seeking a passionate, dedicated Home Health Occupational Therapist to join our team in Mobile, AL! Along with enjoying the benefits of flexibility and autonomy, you will have the opportunity to grow your therapy skillset while providing essential one-on-one care in the patient's home while supporting their families. Join our team today to begin helping families when they need it most! 

 

How you will contribute (not limited to):

 

You will make a difference in our patients’ lives by providing safe, high-quality care and delivering individualized physician care plans to ensure an optimal patient experience. As part of an interdisciplinary team, you will support both patients and their families. Take this opportunity to make a meaningful impact in your career today! 

 

Location: Mobile Branch

Coverage area: Mobile County

Schedule: Full Time, Mon - Fri

 

Our comprehensive benefits include: 

• Competitive compensation 
• Mileage reimbursement 
• Flexible schedule 
• Employee referral program 
• 401(k) w/ company match
• Employee discounts  
• Tuition reimbursement 
• Paid time off  
• Medical, dental, and vision 
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 

 

Responsibilities

• Perform a thorough evaluation of daily living and work-related skills, assessing the needs of the person receiving services and set measurable objectives that are formulated in conjunction with the rehabilitation team. Adjust treatment as needed to achieve maximum results
• Design community reintegration activities to assist the person served in physical and cognitive reconditioning and coordinate the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team. Assist the person receiving services in understanding their needs and limitations and how to manage them during function
• Recommend and/or design special adaptive equipment for the person served to improve function in their home, community and/or work environments. Incorporate the use of adaptive equipment to enhance the rehabilitation program
• Design retraining programs and train staff and family members to carry out the retraining program including dressing, feeding, grooming, hygiene and community re-entry skills
• Provide training to the person receiving services and as appropriate, all others involved in that person's rehabilitation. Analyze and document the result of any training
• Responsible to apply professional knowledge and skills in accordance with accepted standards of clinical practice, to facilitate problem resolutions, and thereby the achievement of individualized goals and outcomes for the person served
• Report progress to the rehabilitation staff, person served and family members and observe/document and report changes in the condition of the person served to the Clinical Coordinator/designee, attending physician and other team treatment team members as appropriate.Provide treatment progress and status documentation on the person served in accordance with the Plan of Treatment
• Participate in the team process provide input and effective treatment strategies. Attend case conferences and family educational meetings.
• Develop, teach and assess the plan of treatment. Guide the Rehabilitation Specialist/Certified Nursing Assistant in fulfillment of the plan. Use appropriate methods and tools in all teaching and training activities, including teaching in preparation for discharge
• Perform other duties as assigned in response to person served office and/or program needs

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Occupational Therapy
• Maintain professional license and/or certification as required by the state in which the therapist is practicing
• 1 year of experience preferred
• Knowledge of rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological injury generally required
• Effective communication skills are also required
• Current CPR certification is required
• The candidate must successfully complete any/all required pre-employment evaluation test (s) per policy in each assigned area of practice
• Good organizational and communication skills are needed. Ability to function with minimum supervision
• Reliable transportation is required
• The candidate will have the physical ability to perform job related duties which may require lift