Description

Current Opening: Full time 37.50 hours per week; Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Granite VNA Occupational Therapist (OT) delivers age appropriate care to the patient in the home setting utilizing standard therapy practice: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation within scope of practice defined by NH Occupational Therapy Board. OTs will effectively interact with patients, caregivers and other healthcare team members while maintaining all standards of professional therapy. OTs will supervise Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants assigned to patients.

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive pay
• Exceptional benefits to include medical, dental, vision
• 401k with Employer match
• Employer paid short term disability*
• Employer paid long term disability**
• Employer paid life insurance**
• Tuition reimbursement
• Robust vacation package
• Verizon discount
• AAA membership

(Plus, all sorts of other great perks.)

* Eligibility - employed 20 hours or more a week

** Eligibility - employed 30 hours or more a week

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Develops and implements appropriate plan of care (POC) and discharge goals in partnership with the patient, patient representative (if any) and/or caregiver(s) based on thorough assessment incorporating all aspects of patient limitations and goals, and potential discharge environment.
• Documents accurate and ongoing assessment, treatment and discharge of the patient. Documentation includes evidence of progress towards goals, appropriate patient/caregiver teaching, and the understanding of these instructions in accordance with agency time frames.
• Develops and implements POC that comply with referral source orders, include specific treatment measures and indicate frequency and expected duration as indicated on the POC.
• Engages the patient/caregiver in meaningful education as indicated per care plan.
• Communicates with all physicians involved in the POC and other health practitioners related to the current POC.
• Demonstrates responsibility to effectively coordinate the patient's POC with members of the interdisciplinary team and other health professionals through team/patient care conference. Updates patient's short-term/long-term goals as appropriate based on interdisciplinary team assessments and re-assessments.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team, agency projects, committees, QAPI program and/or other activities upon request and approval from direct supervisor.
• Attends Agency In-service programs.

Other Job Functions

Supervise Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants assigned to patients according to federal and state regulations.

Coach, mentor and precept new occupational therapy employees and students.

Requirements

1. Graduate of an approved occupational therapy program (AOTA), accompanied by current New Hampshire occupational therapy license.
2. One year of occupational therapy experience.
3. Proof of completed COVID-19 vaccine series.