What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Occupational Therapist position at BAYADA Home Health Care?
BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist for home health visits in Southern Anne Arundel & Calvert County.
Job Description:
- Makes home visits to clients in designated geographic territories
- Performs thorough evaluations of patients' functional status
- Develops individualized intervention plans to achieve favorable outcomes
- Evaluates home environment for hazards or barriers to more independent living
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 state-of-the-art touch pad tablet