Occupational Therapist
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Interim HealthCare - Great Lakes Health Partners
Kalamazoo, MI, US
Summary
The Occupational Therapist will provide therapy to patients unable to perform daily tasks due to illness or injury, working within a home health team to focus on the patient's plan of care and personal goals. Responsibilities include assessing patients, establishing goals, documenting progress, and suggesting adaptive equipment to improve safety and independence.
Job Description
Home Health Occupational Therapist (OT)
Embark on a new career path where therapy is customized to a patient’s life and outcomes are optimized. As a Home Health OT, you’ll help patients regain their independence and learn to perform everyday activities in the comfort and familiarity of home.
Interim HealthCare® is the nation’s first home care company and leading employer of Home Health OTs. We understand the importance of personalized therapy to patients in need of creative strategies to make daily activities easier. As a Home Health OT, you’ll help people get back to the things they love in the place where life is lived. If this ignites your passion for therapy, you are made for this!
Our Home Health Occupational Therapists enjoy some excellent benefits:
- Part time hours available! (paid by visit) & mileage reimbursement
- Weekly bonus opportunities
- Health, dental, vision, life & short-term & long-term disability insurance. 401(k)/Roth. Pet insurance.
- 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
- Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
- Paid vacation time & weekly pay
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Company contributes shares on your behalf at no cost to you to build extra retirement value just by working here! (eligible after 1yr of 1000 hours worked)
As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:
- Provide occupational therapy to patients unable to perform daily tasks due to an illness or injury
- Work as part of a home health team which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, PT and SLP, focused on the patient’s plan of care and personal goals
- Assess patient, observe deficits, establish therapy goals and document progress
- Assist patient with exercises to improve fine motor skills and coordination
- Suggest adaptive equipment such as grab bars and shower chairs to offer added support
- Assess fall risks and introduce strategies to improve home safety
- Educate patient and family on plan of care, exercises, goals and self-care
A few must-haves for Home Health Occupational Therapists:
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Program and active OT license in Michigan
- Minimum of 1 year of occupational therapy experience, ideally in home healthcare
- CPR certification
- Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
- Good clinical judgement, strong interpersonal skills, resourceful and compassionate
#homecare
Why Work for Interim HealthCare?
Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health Occupational Therapists (OTs). Operating through 300+ offices, our commitment to you is expressed through a family-oriented culture that values and appreciates therapists, and a passion to put patients first. Join a nationwide network of OTs who are making a significant impact in the lives of others through the personalized, home-based therapy they provide.
Our customers rely on Interim HealthCare to provide supplemental staff in order to:
Meet the need during peaks in census
Reduce costly overtime and staff burn-out
Provide clinical staff that they do not currently employ for projects and services
Fill the gap for last minute call-offs
Meet a short term need or cover for an extended leave of absence
Cover for vacations and holidays
In addition, our customers rely on Interim HealthCare to provide temporary to direct hire and direct hire sourcing services in order to:
Reduce costs and staff time associated with full time hiring
Improve employee selection results through a 13 week “try before you hire” program
From extended blocked contract positions to per diem shifts, Interim employs nurses and other health care professionals with a variety of different skill sets. So whether you need a nurse to fill the gap in a high specialty unit within a hospital, physician office, school nursing, long term care facility, or clinic, Interim provides the staff you need.
Interim employs:
RNs
LPNs/LVNs
Therapists- PT/OT/ST
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs)
Personal Care Attendants (Sitters)
Medical Clerical
Clerical
And a variety of Allied Healthcare Professionals
All staff are properly credentialed, screened, and covered by our professional liability and workers compensation insurance. Interim assumes all responsibility for employer taxes and benefits.
Founded
1979
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Greenville, SC
Our customers rely on Interim HealthCare to provide supplemental staff in order to:
Meet the need during peaks in census
Reduce costly overtime and staff burn-out
Provide clinical staff that they do not currently employ for projects and services
Fill the gap for last minute call-offs
Meet a short term need or cover for an extended leave of absence
Cover for vacations and holidays
In addition, our customers rely on Interim HealthCare to provide temporary to direct hire and direct hire sourcing services in order to:
Reduce costs and staff time associated with full time hiring
Improve employee selection results through a 13 week “try before you hire” program
From extended blocked contract positions to per diem shifts, Interim employs nurses and other health care professionals with a variety of different skill sets. So whether you need a nurse to fill the gap in a high specialty unit within a hospital, physician office, school nursing, long term care facility, or clinic, Interim provides the staff you need.
Interim employs:
RNs
LPNs/LVNs
Therapists- PT/OT/ST
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs)
Personal Care Attendants (Sitters)
Medical Clerical
Clerical
And a variety of Allied Healthcare Professionals
All staff are properly credentialed, screened, and covered by our professional liability and workers compensation insurance. Interim assumes all responsibility for employer taxes and benefits.
Founded
1979
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Greenville, SC