Occupational Therapist, OT - Home Health at BAYADA Home Health Care

Lynn, Massachusetts, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 Oct, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Occupational Therapy, Patient Evaluation, Rehabilitative Care, Home Health Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Documentation, Patient Education, Environmental Assessment

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Home Health Occupational Therapist BAYADA Home Health Care is currently seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist, for a per diem or part time opportunity performing home health visits for adult and geriatric patients in their homes. As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you will provide rehabilitative therapy to adult and geriatric patients in their homes in Saugus, Lynn, Salem and surrounding towns. Prior home health experience is not required. As a home health Occupational Therapist, you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, affording them the opportunity to receive the medical care required to remain at home. BAYADA believes that our employees are our greatest asset: To learn more about BAYADA Benefits, click here Enjoy being part of a team that cares and a company that believes in leading with our values. Develop your skills with training and scholarship opportunities. Advance your career with specially designed career tracks. Be recognized and rewarded for your compassion, excellence, and reliability. Occupational Therapist, OT Responsibilities: Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories. Perform thorough evaluations of patients’ functional status, including muscle function, endurance, visual coordination, written and verbal communication skills, and ADL and IADL performance. Assess cognitive, psychological and motor aspects of performance and develop individualized intervention plans to achieve favorable outcomes. Evaluate home environment for hazards or barriers to more independent living. Identify equipment needs and environmental adaptations resulting in enhanced outcomes for clients. Continually assess and revise the occupational therapy care plan, and participate with nursing in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate. Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety and independent living. Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a touch pad tablet. Occupational Therapist, OT Qualifications: A current Massachusetts Occupational Therapist license. A minimum of one year of recent work experience as an Occupational Therapist. BAYADA believes that our clients and their families deserve home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. Be part of a caring, professional team that is instrumental in providing the highest quality care while developing your career with an industry leader. Apply now for immediate consideration. As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates. BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here. BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

Responsibilities

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you will provide rehabilitative therapy to adult and geriatric patients in their homes. You will assess patients' functional status and develop individualized intervention plans to achieve favorable outcomes.