À propos de ce poste Occupational Therapist, Team Resource, BILH at Home | Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester area chez Beth Israel Lahey Health
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description:
Beth Israel Lahey Health at Home - Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester areas
Schedule - 32 hours M-F 8am-4:30
What You’ll Do:
The occupational therapist plans, organizes, collaborates and directs home care services. They are experienced in occupational therapy, with emphasis on community health education/experience. The professional therapist builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities in accordance with home care regulations and payer guidelines.
More Specifically:
• Assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned temporary caseload including but not limited to: appropriate delegation to COTA staff and supervision provided by COTA staff, patient condition change visits, and completion of OASIS time points. Accepts accountability for patient satisfaction scores and quality of care outcome measure results.
• Completes and documents an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).Develops a patient specific plan of care, which establishes goals incorporating therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative therapy procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting therapy and related needs.
• Respects and supports patient and family’s cultural beliefs and values, individual needs, health goals and treatment preferences.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care.
• Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care provided every two (2) weeks as necessary.
• Helps manage episode of care or coordination of care with the primary disciplines in accordance with evolving occupational therapy needs and continued eligibility for services.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required.
• Attends regular case conferences and team meetings per Clinical Manager and as needed.
• Communicates with team COTA when delegating appropriate visits.
• Communicates with other team disciplines and community providers to coordinate the care plan (i.e. insurance case managers, high risk case managers, elder services, protective service, etc).
What You’ll Need:
• Graduate of an accredited program in Occupational Therapy.
• Licensed, certified Occupational Therapist with current licensure to practice therapy in the state of Massachusetts
• Active American Health Association BLS
• Minimum 2 year’s experience preferred
• Oasis experience preferred
What You’ll Get:
• A highly competitive salary & benefits package, including generous PTO, 403(b), and tuition reimbursement
• A reasonable geographic territory with strong clinical support resources
• A highly inclusive, diverse team that values the input of all staff to provide excellent patient care
Pay Range:
$64,064.00 USD - $86,221.60 USDThe pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.
