Occupational Therapist (OT), Home Care - Georgetown, Groveland, Rowley, MA

Site: Mass General Brigham Home Care, Inc.

 

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

 

Why Join Mass General Brigham Home Care?

The position to which you are applying is represented by a collective bargaining unit, Massachusetts Nursing Association.

Mass General Brigham Home Care provides non-acute, medically necessary skilled care in the home to help “homebound” patients recover from illness or injury and manage exacerbations of chronic disease. Services include skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, medical social services, and as needed medical supplies.

We are seeking a part-time, 20-hour Occupational Therapist to join the “Endicott” team. While most of your time will be working in Georgetown, Groveland and Rowley, MA, the entire team also supports the following other territories:

• Amesbury
• Bradford
• Byfield
• Essex
• Gloucester
• Haverhill
• Ipswich
• Magnolia
• Manchester
• Merrimac
• Methuen
• Newbury
• Newbury pt.
• Plum Island
• Rockport
• Salisbury
• South Hamilton
• West Boxford
• West Newbury

The desired schedule is part time Monday through Friday. Anticipated daily volume is 5-6 visits per day plus chart review, visit preparation, documentation, and care coordination.

When hiring, we look for candidates who possess not only the relevant experience, skills, and competencies, but also positive attitudes, emotional intelligence, and genuine passion for this work. The ideal candidate profile is a proven, thorough Occupational Therapist who is confident in their clinical abilities and loves working autonomously. Are you ready to help patients rediscover their strength in their own home? Join our team today!

 

Job Summary

At Mass General Brigham Home Care, we place great value on being a diverse and inclusive community. Mass General Brigham Home Care is dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients in our local community. We have a dedicated focus on equity. Thus, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

Provide occupational therapy services to patients in their place of residence who have impairments, cognitive aand/or physical resulting from injury, disease, disability or other causes. Patients may range in age from birth to over 100 years. Collaborate with patient, family, physician and other allied health professionals to identify patient needs and coordinate services to meet those needs. Manage technical, environmental and financial resources.

 

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• Develop plan of care that is patient and family focused and instituting standardized interventions for goal-oriented outcomes
• Daily documentation in computerized system accurately reflects objectivity and measurability
• Application of standard treatment procedures; Teaching is provided to patients and caregivers
• Interdisciplinary communication occurs regularly
• Clinical evaluations are completed that reflects patient history, relevant systems review and appropriate tests and measures.
• Plan of treatment is reassessed at least every 2 weeks to patient, primary caregivers and interdisciplinary team; plan is modified and communicated as appropriate to meet discharge goals.
• Physician orders are current and consistent with plan of care and documented in the medical record.
• Patient schedules are submitted on a daily basis.
• Home Health aides will be oriented to the patient and supervised in accordance with agency and state guidelines.
• OTAs are utilized to optimize capacity and ensure compliance with visit schedules
• Patient caseloads of Occupational Therapy Assistants will be managed in accordance with agency, state and professional guidelines.
• Documentation is complete and submitted timely according to agency standards.
• POC devices are updated as directed
• Verifica