Rehabilitation: Occupational Therapist

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Essential Functions:\

• Performs initial evaluation and periodic re-evaluation of clients.\
• Designs treatment programs, establishes the occupational therapy care

plan based on evaluative findings.\

• Administers treatments to clients based on the plan of care and under

the orders of a physician.\

• Provides education as necessary to the patient, caregivers and others

in the home. Prepares all written documentation for home use by the

client/caregiver in order to meet the goals of the care plan.\

• Maintains and encourages open and ongoing communication with

physicians, disciplines, co-workers and peer organizations regarding

client care.\

• Ensures that all care for client is coordinated with physicians,

agency personnel, other hospital personnel and community resources so to

maximize care and services.\

• Provides services in manner to contribute to client meeting goals.\
• Interprets results and treatment goals to client, physician,

caregivers, and other disciplines involved in care for client. Provides

services in manner to contribute to client meeting goals.\

• Maintains and ensures that all documentation is present on the client

clinical record, according to department policy and procedures.\

• Demonstrates knowledge of all departmental policies and procedures,

maintains that skills necessary to execute them. Complies with all

hospital policies and procedures.\

• Maintains adequate knowledge of the regulations governing

Medicare/Medicaid Home Health Services and reimbursement guidelines in

order to make accurate decisions regarding covered client services.\

• Maintains adequate knowledge of standards put forth by the JACHO in

order to ensure on going accreditation by the agency.\

• Files accurate record of charges/mileage for all clients on a weekly

basis.\

• Provides a positive working environment for all co-workers,

colleagues, and visitors to the department through two-way

communication, good listening techniques and consideration of differing

opinions or difficult situations.\

• Maintains confidentiality of all client information, as well as

employee and departmental information.\

• Supervises supporting personnel: Home Health Aides and certified

occupational therapy assistants as appropriate and set forth in agency

policy and procedures.\

• Participates in clinical record audits per Director requests.\
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Non-Essential Functions:\

• Participates in clinics/fairs during the year to promote the Home

Health Department.\

• Communicates to the public positively and proactively on services

provided by the Home Health Department.

Qualifications:\

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\

Must have good verbal and written communication skills, manual

dexterity, possess skills in analytical thinking and planning, ability

to drive and organizational skills. Knowledge and competence in working

with infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adult and geriatric clients. Must

provide own car or have means of transportation in order to complete

services.\

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Physical Demands:\

Requires full range of body motion. Requires frequent sitting, standing

and walking. Requires lifting of patients up to 50lbs and carrying of up

to 25lbs. Eye-hand coordination along with manual and finger dexterity

required. Vision and hearing must be normal or corrected to normal

range. Will be working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.

Driving without a break for up to 30 minutes at a time. Possible

exposure to communicable disease, hazardous materials, sharps and

clients homes in poor condition including rodent/insect infestation.

Exposure to animals kept inside/outside of clients home. May be exposed

to tobacco smoke. Will be exposed to clients bodily fluids. Requires

occasional bending, tw sting, and stooping. Requires occasional pushing

and pulling of objects up to 50 lbs. Will require occasional climbing,

balancing, kneeling, reaching, grasping, and overhead work. Must be able

to distinguish letters or symbols. Employee must be able to operate

telephone, cellular phone, fax, copier, and all equipment utilized by

Occupational Therapy. Requires repetitive movements such as typing and

handwriting daily. Will be exposed to extreme heat and cold due to

outdoor work and traveling to clients home.

Working Conditions:\

Hours are normally 0800 through 1630 Monday thru Friday. May include

working weekends and holidays, with potential for varied shifts,

overtime, cost containment absent days, or standby time.