Occupational Therapist Home Health-Southern Chester County

Responsibilities:

• Performs and documents an initial exam, evaluating data to identify functional impairments. Manages caseload by scheduling appropriate therapy revisits and reassessments as needed.Confers with the patient, family, caregivers, physician, and multi-disciplinary team members to plan, implement and assess the intervention program. Obtains patient's consent to proposed interventions as applicable. Make appropriate referrals to physical therapy, speech therapy, nursing, social work, home health aide, and hospice services to meet the patient's needs.
• Reviews physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and Occupational therapy treatment required. Records prognosis, treatment, response, progress, and further need for occupational therapy treatment in patient's chart.
• Administers ADL/IADL retraining, therapeutic exercises, therapeutic activity, range of motion treatment, home safety training, and cognitive retraining to improve function, increase tolerance for meaningful activity, and improve the quality of life of patients on home care services. Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
• Instructs the patient, family, and caregivers in treatment procedures to increase carry through with the plan of care and improve patient outcomes. Recommends appropriate equipment and home modifications to improve patients’ function in the home environment and improve the caregivers’ ability to help the patients.
• Performs medicine reconciliation as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Monitors patient’s vital signs and physiological response to treatment sessions. Communicates findings to team members and physicians. Responds appropriately to changes in patient’s vital signs.
• Discharges patient from occupational therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained or patient is no longer homebound. Provides for appropriate follow-up care or referrals after discharge.
• Assigns patients to an occupational therapy assistant as appropriate. Provides supervision for a occupational therapy assistant according to the OT practice Act and PCAH policies.

Credentials:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Car Insurance (Required)
• Driver's License (Required)
• Occupational Therapist (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
• Occupational therapy from ACOTE accredited school of occupational therapy Doctorate in Occupational therapy from ACOTE accredited school of occupational therapy preferred
• Master of Arts or Science
• Occupational therapy from ACOTE accredited school of occupational therapy Doctorate in Occupational therapy from ACOTE accredited school of occupational therapy preferred