Occupational Therapist - Homecare [Per Diem]

HOW WE CARE FOR YOU :

At Rochester Regional Health, we are dedicated to getting health care right. Our robust benefits and total rewards foster employee wellbeing, professional development and personal growth.

We care for your career while caring for the community.

• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Benefits Effective Date of Hire
• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Same Day Pay through Daily Pay
• 401k & Company Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Employee Discounts

SUMMARY

Will provide skilled Occupational Therapy to Home Care clients per N.Y.S. Department of Health (D.O.H.) and Federal regulations.

STATUS : Per Diem

LOCATION : Covering Monroe County

DEPARTMENT : Home Care

SCHEDULE : Days

ATTRIBUTES

• B.S. in Occupational Therapy required, Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy preferred.
• Current NYS Occupational Therapist License
• Current N.Y.S. Drivers License. Is required to drive own car in order to meet essential functions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains a caseload of clients, as assigned, which supports the standards productivity requirements of the program. Coordinates client service request and / or referrals in an efficient and timely manner.
• Provides comprehensive skilled therapy assessments, formulates a comprehensive plan of home care services for assigned clients based on skilled therapy assessment.
• Performs skilled therapy and prescribed treatments to assigned clients based on MD orders.
• Orders, obtains prescribed equipment as needed and teaches clients regarding the equipment obtained.
• Communicates plan of care to the Primary Care Physician (PCP), updates PCP with changes in condition and subsequent alterations to plan of care.

Documents and implements physicians orders per D.O.H., Federal regulations, and agency standards.

• Provides client and family education in accordance with client assessment and prescribed plan of care.
• Completes accurately and timely all documentation of assigned clients’ care per regulatory standards
• Participates in Unity CHHA in service education program. Maintains updated knowledge base of community health practice, therapy practice, and community resources.
• Establishes paraprofessional care plan as needed and supervises paraprofessional per DOH and Federal regulation.

EDUCATION :

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and / or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and / or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects;

Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and / or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE :

$66,560.00 - $100,000.00

CITY : Rochester

Rochester

POSTAL CODE : 14607

14607

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.

Minority / Female / Disability / Veterans by a prospective employee and / or employee’s Physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.