Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Evaluation & Care Planning:

• Completes comprehensive in-home occupational therapy evaluations and functional assessments.
• Assesses home safety and environmental barriers; recommends modifications and adaptive equipment to support independence and fall prevention.
• Develops and updates individualized, goal-based plans of care in collaboration with patients, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team.

Treatment & Intervention:

• Delivers occupation-based, task-specific interventions focused on ADLs and IADLs to improve safety, function, and independence.
• Provides training in the safe use of assistive devices and durable medical equipment.
• Implements therapeutic exercise and activity programs and teaches compensatory strategies to support aging in place.citation_8

Patient, Family, and Caregiver Education:

• Educates patients and caregivers on the OT plan of care, safety strategies, and home programs.
• Trains caregivers in safe assistance techniques, body mechanics, and use of equipment.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Communication:

• Collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other team members to coordinate care and communicate changes in status.
• Participates in case conferences and team meetings as needed.

Documentation & Compliance:

• Completes timely, accurate, and compliant documentation in the EMR.
• Ensures services meet regulatory, payer, and organizational standards and maintains patient confidentiality.

Professional Practice:

• Practices within state scope and professional standards and maintains current clinical knowledge.
• Provides direction and supervision to Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTAs), as applicable.

Requirements

Education Required:

• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy program (ACOTE-accredited or successor organization of the American Occupational Therapy Association).
• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy (preferred).
• Additional coursework or certification in gerontology, home health, low vision, functional cognition, or fall prevention.

Experience Required:

• Minimum of 1 year of clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist (fieldwork experience may be considered).
• Prior home health, geriatric, or rehabilitation experience preferred.
• Experience working with older adults with complex medical conditions (e.g., dementia, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, heart failure, COPD).

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA and FSA options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match (Traditional & Roth)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Continuing education assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunity for Dependent Scholarship Program
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance