What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist position at Granite VNA, Inc.?
Description
At Granite VNA, New Hampshire’s largest home health and hospice provider, we believe care is most powerful when it’s personal. Our mission is simple: help patients return to living the life they desire—right at home.
If you’re an Occupational Therapist ready to trade the inpatient setting for a role that offers flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful one-on-one care, we’d love to meet you. Join our mission-driven team and make a real impact in the Wolfeboro, NH area. Travel to other towns around Wolfeboro is required (Tamworth, Sandwich Moultonborough and Chocura).
Why Choose Granite VNA?
We bring care home—and bring out the best in our team.
- Supportive, compassionate leadership grounded in integrity
- Autonomy, flexibility, and purpose-driven work
- Collaboration with a knowledgeable, dedicated, and welcoming interdisciplinary team
- Competitive pay (Paid hourly for visits, documentation, travel time and meetings).
- Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate.
- Generous benefits package (Earned Time, Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with a company match and more!)
- Ongoing professional development, career growth and scholarship opportunities
- At Granite VNA, we care for our team the same way we care for our patients—by creating a safe, respectful, and supportive environment.
- Commitment to staff safety with AVADE Training for field staff and Armed Intruder Training for non-field roles
- Clothing stipend for Granite VNA–embroidered apparel so you can proudly represent our organization in the community.
- We invest in tools that let you do what you do best. Our clinicians have access to secure AI technology that helps cut documentation time, giving you more space to focus on connection, compassion, and delivering exceptional patient care.
- And yes, fresh air, scenic drives and NH sunsets
If you’re looking for a career where your skills truly matter—and where you’re supported every step of the way—Granite VNA is the place for you. Apply today and bring your care to where it matters most: home.
Position Overview
Reporting to the Home Care Director, 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 the 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 Therapist Assistants assigned to patients.
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 timeframes.
- Develops and implement 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 ordering providers 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.
- Performs job duties in a safe manner in order to prevent injury to yourself and others.
Expected Hours of Work
This is a Full-Time position Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Requirements
- Graduate of an approved occupational therapy program, accompanied by current New Hampshire occupational therapy license.
- One year of occupational therapy experience.