About this role
About the Role As a Home Health Occupational Therapist at CenterWell Home Health, you will help patients regain strength, mobility and independence by delivering personalized rehabilitation in the comfort of patients' homes. You’ll collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to develop and revise the Plan of Care and support patients’ functional goals.
What You'll Do
- Assess/screen patient's daily living/work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives.
- Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function to patients in their homes or other settings to assist the physician in evaluating the patient's level of function.
- Confer with the patient's physician and other health care team members and participate in development/revision of the Plan of Care Treatment.
- Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction to patients in accordance with physician orders to improve/restore strength, coordination, range-of-motion and function or teach compensation measures.
- Review/expand the retraining programs in a manner consistent with the behavioral goals of each patient and within the guidelines of the rehabilitation program as a whole.
- Consult with other vocational team members, as appropriate, to develop and implement vocationally oriented plans consistent with the needs and capabilities of patients.
- Report patient status and progress to the physician, rehabilitation staff, Clinical Manager, patient and family members.
- Participate in care coordination and discharge planning activities and act as a resource to other health care personnel in meeting patient's needs.
- Design community reintegration activities to assist the client in the physical reconditioning effort, and/or the psychological adjustment and coordinate the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Recommend and/or design special adaptive equipment for clients to improve residence or working environments or improve their participation in the rehabilitation program and/or community.
- Design/train staff and family members to carry out the retraining program including dressing, feeding, grooming and hygiene skills, participate in team and family educational meetings.
- Supervise, instruct and evaluate Occupational Therapy Assistant and Home Health Aide performance in implementing occupational therapy services.
- Accurately and thoroughly document patients' care observations, interventions and evaluation on the day services are rendered. Ensure that interim (verbal) orders received from the physician are accurately documented and implemented. Submit evaluation, treatment plans and discharge summary to the supervisor and care management staff.
- Use your skills to make an impact
What We're Looking For
- Current and unrestricted OT licensure
- Current CPR certification
- Valid driver's license, auto insurance and reliable transportation.
Nice to Have
- Minimum six months of occupational therapy experience
- Home Health experience
Compensation & Benefits
- Pay Range: $102,500 - $141,000 per year
- Humana offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being, including medical, dental and vision, 401(k), time off (paid time off, holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and more.