Outpatient Occupational Therapist - Senior Living Visits

The role

An experienced Occupational Therapist will perform outpatient therapy evaluations and treatments for residents in senior living communities or group homes. You will collaborate with home health therapy partners to transition care and educate clients and caregivers on care plans.

What you will do

• Perform outpatient therapy evaluations to develop a plan of care for patients in senior living communities or group homes.
• Operate at top of licensure utilizing research-based approaches to maximize functional independence.
• Work with home health therapy partners to transition care from home health to outpatient services.
• Educate the client, family and community caregivers on care plans.
• Perform evaluations, treatments and proper discharge planning.
• Utilize outpatient EMR platform to deliver and document individualized treatment approaches.

Required qualifications

• A current Maryland Occupational Therapist license.
• A minimum of one year of recent work experience as an Occupational Therapist.
• Graduation from an occupational therapy program accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the AMA and the AOTA.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and problem solving skills.
• Solid computer skills.

Nice to have

• Prior home care experience preferred
• Prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement
• Weekly pay and direct deposit
• Scholarship opportunities
• One-on-one training
• Recognition programs
• Referral bonuses
• 401(k) with company match
• Opportunities for career advancement

About the company

BAYADA Home Health Care is an industry leader celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability.