Home Health Occupational Therapist

Description

Adoray Home Health and Hospice is hiring for a fulltime Occupational Therapist to services Dunn, Chippewa, and Eau Claire County.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Occupational Therapist organizes and conducts medically prescribed occupational therapy services and occasionally acts as a case manager. The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing skilled occupational therapy services and teaching to patients and their families in their place of residence. The Occupational Therapist is responsible for ensuring the physician’s orders are carried out on a timely basis, coordinating with other disciplines involved in the patient’s care, on a regular basis. The Occupational Therapist completes all necessary documentation and participates in other activities as assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Complies with all standard infection control precautions and general safety policies and procedures at all times.
• Participates in case conferences/care conferences as requested.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends in home health and hospice care.
• Independently seeks educational opportunities to maintain and upgrade individual knowledge base.
• Always gives thorough verbal and/or written report to other staff members’ who will be providing planned care to patients in this case manager’s absence.
• Implements OT plan of treatment.
• Ensures there is follow-up with MD if there are discrepancies with medications or treatment protocols.
• Updates the MD with changes in home health patient’s condition, including such things as patient blood level results; vital signs or weights that are outside established parameters; compliance issues; etc.
• Demonstrates effort is put forth in ensuring patient hospitalizations are avoided by exhibiting exemplary professional judgment and by doing such things as: making extra therapy visit(s) as warranted; contacting MD of any significant changes and ensures there is follow-up with the MD when there is no response; following up with the patient and/or caregiver timely by phone or visit when there is initiation of a treatment or medication change, etc.
• Exhibits sound professional judgment which positively affects individual patient outcomes, as evidenced by quality improvement reports. 
• Implements new physician orders timely and accurately. 
• Assesses for and provides patient and family teaching related to patient’s health situation on an ongoing basis (i.e., medications, disease processes, treatments, etc.) and provides written teaching information as appropriate.
• Ensures supervisor or clinician covering the office is notified if call is placed to physician with update, in case there are call-backs and office staff follow-up is necessary.
• Updates supervisor regarding status of patients on regular basis, including a consultation prior to any discharges, as appropriate.
• Documents towards patient goals based on home health occupational therapy POC at each visit.
• Completes required home health recertification paperwork within allotted 5 day window.
• Supervises home health aide at least every two weeks and documents supervision.
• Documents coordination of care of assigned case load with all other disciplines involved in patient’s care weekly.
• Develops accurate, individualized OT treatment plan within 48 hours of eval.
• Ensures medication profile is complete (i.e., “new” vs. “changed”, start and stop dates, all coumadin doses, IV meds, reason for prn meds, etc.) and consistent with physician’s orders.
• Documents evidence of updates to physician for home health patients whenever there is a change in status.
• Ensures all home health documentation to be included in the medical record (except 485 as noted) is turned in within 72 hours of visit.
• Ensures all documentation included in the home health medical record is thorough, complete and accurate, requiring minimal corrections from supervisor when reviewed.
• Turns MD verbal orders into office within 24 hours of receipt for processing and mailing.
• Completes medical supply worksheets timely and accurately.
• Completes payroll paperwork timely and accurately.
• Turns in visit schedule to office by 3:30PM each Thursday for the following week and updates schedule as it changes.
• Determines frequency of visits for patients and receives minimal recommendations for changes from supervisor when reviewed.
• Develops and updates patient goals which require minimal corrections from supervisor when reviewed.
• Determines need for other disciplines (aide, SN, PT, SpT, SW) or services, including telehealth, and obtains order and notifies office staff.
• When appropriate offers an explanation regarding procedures, treatments, etc. in a clear, concise, friendly and patient manner.
• Routinely notifies patient and/or family of visit schedule and updates them if changes in dates or times occur, ensuring there are minimal calls from patients or family members requesting schedule updates.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Committee on 
• Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the AMA and the American Occupational 
• Therapy Association or is eligible for the National Registry Examination of the Occupational Therapy Association.
• Minimum of two years of clinical experience preferred.
• Current Wisconsin Occupational Therapist license required, and Minnesota preferred.
• Current driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• High level of attention to detail
• Ability to work autonomously and make independent judgments.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities and handle multiple tasks/projects concurrently
• Ability to work well as part of a team and independently
• Exhibit excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Display and promote high standards of ethical conduct and behaviors consistent with organizational standards