Occupational Therapist - Home Health - PRN Details

ABILISHEALTH MANAGEMENT INC - Jackson, TN

Employment Type : Full-Time

Description:

Offering competitive pay and collaborative team environment

Weekday business hours - 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - flexible schedule available

Serving Madison, Chester, and Gibson counties

Providing individualized care . . . one patient at a time

Who we are

AbilisHealth is a leading provider of home health and skilled private duty services. We cover 61 counties, with close to 500 employees serving nearly 4,000 patients in the past year. Our model of tirelessly serving patients, caregivers, and the community will become the industry benchmark. Our success is largely based upon hiring ambitious team members who provide outstanding patient care.

Caregiver Opportunity

Occupational Therapist with AbilisHealth, you will provide occupational therapy assessment, services, direction, and care to patients in your area. You will evaluate the patient’s home environment and functional status and participate in the development of the total plan of care.

What AbilisHealth offers

  • FUN, POSITIVE, and PROFESSIONAL culture
  • HIGHLY COMPETITIVE pay
  • Be EMPOWERED by working INDEPENDENTLY with a FLEXIBLE work schedule
  • BENEFITS: Medical, Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability, LIfe Insurance, Paid Time Off, and 401(k) with company match
  • Generous referral BONUSES
  • Continuing education and refresher training

Responsibilities

  • Assists physician in establishing/determining appropriate program in occupational therapy for total and continued care of selected handicapped patients
  • Restores function, increases joint motion and improves muscle strength and coordination through passive/active exercise and/or activity
  • Determines if any adaptations of equipment are needed and/or assistive devices and provides training in their use
  • Observes, records and reports to the physician the patient's reaction to treatment and any changes in the patient's condition
  • Reviews medical records regularly on patients receiving occupational therapy to assure that documentation, re-certifications, supplemental orders and on-site supervisory visits are completed
  • Instructs other health care team personnel including, when appropriate, nurses, aides and family members in certain phases of occupational therapy exercises with which they may work with the patient
. Requirements:
  • Graduate of Occupational Therapy OT program from an accredited program
  • Current Occupational Therapy license in the state of Tennessee
  • Current CPR certification
  • Minimum of one-year direct patient care experience preferably in an in-home care setting
  • Reliable transportation, valid driver license and current automobile insurance as required by Tennessee State Law

Posted on : 3 years ago