Occupational Therapist - Home Health Newton, PRN
Piedmont Healthcare, athens, ga, United States
Overview:
Experience the advantages of real career change
Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams youll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work. Youll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptionalpatientoutcomes. Piedmont leaders arein your corner, invested inyour success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needstoday andhelp youplan for the future.
Responsibilities:
Provides skilled occupational therapy in the home setting to patients ranging in age from adolescent through geriatric. Responsible for the overall management and of an assigned case load of patients, coordinating care with multiple disciplines, physicians and community resources to achieve highest level of physical independence. Conducts occupational therapy evaluations and treatments to restore function, relieve pain and prevent disability following illness or injury. Practices in compliance with professional knowledge and standards of clinical practice and in accordance with policies and procedures of the agency, laws and regulations of Medicare, Medicaid and other third party payers. Demonstrates professional growth and accountability. Reports to and is supported by the Piedmont Home Health Clinical Manager. Qualifications:Education
- Bachelors Degree in occupational therapy Required
Work Experience
- 1 year experience as a licensed occupational therapist in an acute, outpatient or post-acute setting Required
- Prior home heatlh experience Preferred
Licenses and Certifications
- OT - Occupational Therapist Registered Current GA License as Occupational Therapist Upon Hire Required and
- CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation Current CPR certification Upon Hire Required and
- DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State Current valid GA drivers license Upon Hire Required