What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at UnityPoint Health?
- Area of Interest: Therapy
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
- Department: SN Visits- HC- CR
- Shift: Monday- Friday 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM
- Job ID: 170674
$10,000 Sign On Bonus
M-F 8am-4:30pm
Why UnityPoint Health?
At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:
- Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
- Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
- Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities
- Makes visits to the homes of patients requiring home health occupational therapy services and assumes responsibility for an ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient.
- Evaluates and assesses the patient’s level of functioning by applying appropriate tests.
- Develops specific occupational therapy procedures as well as functional activities in accordance with written physician plan of treatment and patient evaluation.
- Develops and administers plan of treatment including environmental modifications.
- Oversees use of treatment modalities, prosthetic devices and therapeutic appliances.
- Ensures quality and safe delivery of services to patients according to the care plan.
- Performs and directs therapy treatment as ordered.
- Uses equipment and supplies safely, effectively, and efficiently.
- Promotes patient independence by teaching patients and family members to understand the following as well as any additional education needs identified by the assessing clinician and/or physician:
- Treatment and disease management
- Medications purpose, use, side effects, potential adverse effects
- Proper use, safety hazards, and infection control issues related to the use and maintenance of any equipment provided
- Patient plan of care
- Emergency preparedness
- Phases of occupational therapy in which they may assist and use of prosthetic and orthotic devices and medical and adaptive equipment.
- Provides the services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
- Provides patient, caregiver and family counseling and education as indicated in the plan of care.
- Contributes to the continual update of the plan of care that includes measurable outcomes that will occur as a result of implementing and coordinating the plan of care.
Education:
- Graduate of an occupational Therapist education program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA), or successor organizations of ACOTE
- Eligible to take, or has successfully completed the entry-level certification examination for Occupational Therapists developed and administered by the Master’s degree
Experience:
- One year experience caring for similar patient population as to be assigned.
- Licensed or otherwise regulated, if applicable, as an Occupational Therapist by the state in which practicing, unless licensure does not apply in the practicing state.
- Valid licensed driver with automobile insurance in accordance with state(s) and/or organizational requirements.
- Mandatory Reporter: Child & Dependent Adult Abuse.
- CPR: Maintain a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Card with Re-certification.