Occupational Therapist

Natick Walpole Visiting Nurse - Walpole, MA

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NWVNA is seeking an Occupational Therapist to work in the home care setting. Flexible schedule and competitive salary!

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Duties will include:

• Assumes accountability for own professional practice in achieving patient outcomes

• Accurately, promptly and thoroughly documents patient care observations, interventions and evaluations, meeting agency parameters.

• Accountable for managing a caseload of patients to achieve optimum patient outcomes

• Identifies primary diagnosis, reasons for home care, and problems based on assessment, which includes patient demonstration of functional status; then develops a plan of care that will best meet patient outcomes

• Responsible for initiating, evaluating and updating the patient plan of care to achieve desired outcomes

• Provides performance skill assessments and customized treatment programs to patients in their homes, with the goal of improving patient’s ability to maintain independence and perform Activities of Daily Living.

• Provides comprehensive home evaluations with adaptation recommendations

• Acts as the liaison between patient/family and homecare personnel to ensure necessary care is provided promptly and effectively

 

Requirements:

• Current licensure from the Board of Allied Health in the State of Massachusetts

• Current valid driver's license

• Graduate of an accredited college of Occupational Therapy

• Must have demonstrated competence in community health or clinical patient care setting, providing direct patient care with patients for a minimum of two years

 

Required experience:

• Clinical experience requirements: 3 years:

• Prior Home Care experience preferred: 1 year