Valeo Occupational Therapist AssistantCOTA - PTPRN
Valeo Occupational Therapist AssistantCOTA - PTPRN
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Job Description
Overview
Valeo Home Health & Hospice is a 4 time Best of State and 3time Top Workplace winner who services Utah counties(Provo and Santaquin). We strive to be renowned for our dedication to exceptional patient care and our commitment to our outstanding workforce.
Evaluates plans and administers occupational therapy modalities/regimens to patients in their place of residence for the purpose of developing and restoring function through rehabilitative occupational therapy as prescribed by a physician. Provides supervision of occupational therapist assistants.
Responsibilities
- Performs accurate and comprehensive assessments.
- Accurately completes OASIS data sets.
- Obtains physician orders for certification and recertification of home occupational therapy services.
- Ensures that changes in patients clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA office staff verbally and in writing in a timely manner.
- Ensures that assessment results recommendations and physician orders are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA staff in a timely accurate and thorough manner.
- Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician and other healthcare team members and HHA staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.
- Delivers occupational therapy modalities appropriate to the patients clinical status and needs and in accordance with the standard of care for patients age and with applicable laws regulations and standards.
- Assesses the efficiency and effectiveness of occupational therapy services and designs and implements processes to support optimal patient outcomes.
- Develops appropriate home exercise programs tailored to the patients clinical status needs and age.
- Able to appropriately assess and reassess a patients pain.
- Utilizes appropriate pain management modalities that include but are not limited to occupational therapy modalities.
- Provides occupational therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
- Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality.
- Educates the patient and/or family in effective pain management modalities.
- Complete patient documentation on time.
- Attends inservice and staff meetings as needed.
- Completes assigned training on time.
- Completes annual education requirements.
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Current valid state occupational therapy license.
- Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy curriculum/school; or
- For Medicare certified agencies:
- Graduate of an occupational therapy curriculum accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association; or Is eligible for the National Registration Examination of the American Occupational Therapy Association; orHas two 2 years of experience as an occupational therapist and has achieved a satisfactory grade on a proficiency examination conducted approved or sponsored by the US Public Health Service except for those individuals initially licensed by the State or seeking qualification as an occupational therapist after December 31 1977.
- Two 2 years of work experience.
- Prior home health experience preferred.
- Valid state drivers license and reliable automobile.
- Proof of current automobile insurance.
- Current TB testing.
- Criminal background check.
- Current CPR card.
Fortis Health and our affiliated companies (Valeo Home Health and Hospice Select Home Health & Hospice) are an equal employment opportunity agency. Our policy is to hire and promote for all jobs without regard to race color religion national origin sex sexual preference age marital status veteran or physical or mental disability or any other protected status under applicable laws unrelated to ability perform the work required. Decisions on employment and promotion are based solely upon an individuals qualifications with reference to the skills and abilities of the position for which the individual is being considered. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you may contact is at
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Employment Type
Part-Time
