Quality Care Manager – Home Health / Hospice
Mission Healthcare
Occupational Therapist, Home Health
Elara Capital
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Port Huron • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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Junior
About the role
- Evaluates the occupational therapy patient to determine rehabilitation needs, potential for achievement, and develops a plan of care
- Participates in implementation and development of the Plan of Care to ensure quality, continuity of care, and proper discharge planning
- Makes the initial therapy evaluation visit and re-evaluates the patient's therapy needs during each visit
- Makes follow-up assessments according to OASIS and PPS regulatory guidelines
- Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to supervisor, physician, and other team members
- Initiates plan for patient safety using patient, family, and community resources
- Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to physician’s orders and established standards
- Writes physician orders to cover additional visits and changes to the Plan of Care per agency policy
- Incorporates patient care goals into therapy care and documents in therapy notes
- Performs occupational therapy services in accordance with accepted standards of practice and as certified by the patient’s physician
- Instructs and provides patients and/or families with activities of daily living training using adaptive equipment and sensory/fine motor techniques
- Assists patient and/or caregiver in securing necessary equipment, including fabrication of custom-made splints
- Instructs patient and/or caregiver in therapy home program and provides modification and clarification
- Counsels and instructs the patient and family in meeting therapy and related needs
- Supervises and/or provides clinical direction to COTA, Home Health Aide, and clinical staff to ensure the therapy care plan is followed
- Physically demanding role with full range of body motion including handling, lifting, and transfer of patients
- Reports to the Branch Director, Clinical Manager, Clinical Supervisor, or designee
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program
- Current, unrestricted OT license valid for the state of work
- Minimum one (1) year of experience in a clinical care setting
- Able and willing to travel within branch/office coverage area
- Must have a dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws
- Must be able and willing to travel 50%
- Able to sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs
- Potentially work irregular hours including call hours if applicable
- Authorized to work in the United States (E-Verify)
Benefits
- Work in a collaborative environment.
- Competitive compensation package
- Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff
- Continuing education opportunities for all employees at no cost
- Opportunities for advancement
- Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(K) with employer match
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Family and pet bereavement
- Pet insurance
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
occupational therapypatient evaluationPlan of Care developmentOASISPPS regulatory guidelinesadaptive equipment trainingcustom-made splints fabricationtherapy home program instructionactivities of daily living trainingclinical supervision
Soft skills
communicationcounselingteam collaborationpatient safetyproblem-solvingorganizational skillsleadershipflexibilitydependabilityinterpersonal skills
Certifications
OT licenseaccredited Occupational Therapy program graduate
