Occupational Therapist - Home Health
Missoula, MT
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Occupational Therapist for Home Health

Overview

• Contract role in Missoula, Montana
• 1.0 FTE / 40 hours per week
• Day shift
• Home health setting

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Montana
• Occupational Therapist (2 years of experience)
• Occupational Therapist experience within the last year
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Occupational Therapy
• Experience in Supervisory roles
• Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of previous OT experience
• BLS/BCLS

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients and establish plans of care in the home environment
• Provide direct patient care based on the care plan and physician orders
• Coordinate care with other disciplines and seek orders for additional services as needed
• Use occupational therapy evidence-based practice guidelines, Medicare regulations, and Conditions of Participation in evaluations, re-evaluations, and treatment techniques
• Modify treatment as appropriate, including frequency and duration of care
• Score CMS-required OASIS and collaborate with the Quality team on needed adjustments
• Maintain understanding of insurance requirements in home health
• Participate in multidisciplinary conferences and communicate with physicians and other team members
• Document skilled services, adverse events, and relevant communications in the medical record
• Participate in Quality Assurance Performance Improvement initiatives
• Meet productivity standards
• Maintain accurate time logs and mileage
• Communicate with the scheduler each day worked
• Maximize continuity of care and efficient travel routes when preparing schedules
• Oversee services provided by the Occupational Therapy Assistant and perform supervisory visits within the required time frame
• Take supervision of CNA when other disciplines are no longer involved in the care plan
• Plan admissions, OASIS time points, and discharges throughout the patient’s episode of care
• Maintain occupational therapy licensure requirements, including continuing education standards
• Follow ethical standards defined by the occupational therapy licensure board and agency policy
• Participate in agency-provided educational opportunities
• Perform other duties as assigned