Occupational Therapist / OT / PRN

BrightSpring Health Services - Daphne, AL

Full-time - Entry Level

Daphne, AL

Social Assistance

About the position

The Occupational Therapist (OT) position at SpringHill Home Health and Hospice is a PRN role focused on providing individualized care to patients in their homes. The OT will work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to deliver tailored therapy services, ensuring optimal patient outcomes while supporting families. This role offers flexibility and autonomy, allowing the therapist to grow their skills in a meaningful way.

Responsibilities

• Perform a thorough evaluation of daily living and work-related skills, assessing the needs of the person receiving services and set measurable objectives that are formulated in conjunction with the rehabilitation team.
• Design community reintegration activities to assist the person served in physical and cognitive reconditioning and coordinate the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Recommend and/or design special adaptive equipment for the person served to improve function in their home, community and/or work environments.
• Design retraining programs and train staff and family members to carry out the retraining program including dressing, feeding, grooming, hygiene and community re-entry skills.
• Provide training to the person receiving services and as appropriate, all others involved in that person's rehabilitation.
• Analyze and document the result of any training provided.
• Responsible for maintaining professional knowledge and skills in accordance with accepted standards of clinical practice.
• Document and report changes in the condition of the person served to the Clinical Coordinator/designee, attending physician and other team treatment team members as appropriate.
• Participate in the team process, providing input and effective treatment strategies, and attend case conferences and family educational meetings.
• Develop, teach and assess the plan of treatment, guiding the Rehabilitation Specialist/Certified Nursing Assistant in fulfillment of the plan.
• Perform other duties as assigned in response to person served office and/or program needs.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Occupational Therapy
• Maintain professional license and/or certification as required by the state in which the therapist is practicing
• 1 year of experience preferred
• Knowledge of rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological injury generally required
• Effective communication skills are also required
• Current CPR certification is required
• Good organizational and communication skills are needed
• Ability to function with minimum supervision
• Reliable transportation is required
• The candidate will have the physical ability to perform job related duties which may require lifting, standing, bending, stooping, stretching, walking, pushing, and pulling with or without reasonable accommodation
• A health examination must be successfully completed prior to assignment and periodically thereafter, as required by Company Policy, and/or state regulations.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in home health settings
• Familiarity with adaptive equipment and rehabilitation techniques

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Mileage reimbursement
• Flexible schedule
• Employee referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Employee discounts
• Community Service Opportunities