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All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Up to $5000 Sign on Bonus

• Benefits from Day One

• Paid Days Off from Day One

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Career Development

• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

• Mental Health Resources and Support

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time

Shift : Monday-Friday, some weekends and rotating on call schedule

The community you’ll be caring for: This position will focus on conducting patient home visits in DeBary, Deltona, Orange City, DeLand and surrounding areas.

The role you’ll contribute:

The Home Health Occupational Therapy (OT) Care Manager is a professional therapist who coordinates and directs the home care patient’s services based on individual patient needs. The OT Care Manager is responsible for independent management of the Home Health patient population requiring the use of advanced assessment, teaching and decision-making skills. The OT is responsible for ensuring that appropriate referrals to other services are made, interdisciplinary conferencing takes place regularly, and appropriate documentation is completed. Relevant knowledge and experience is consistently applied to new patient populations. The OT Care Manager cares for a casel

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Coordinates and directs the care of a caseload of home patients requiring occupational therapy as the primary skill. Provides comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation for that caseload as the primary Care Manager.

• Performs an evaluation, assessing function using a method which objectively measures activities of daily living such as, but not limited to, eating, swallowing, bathing, dressing, toileting, walking, climbing stairs, using assistive devices and mental and cognitive factors, documenting the measurement results in the clinical record. Sets priorities of home care caseload adapting to the changing needs of the home care patients and families. Optimizes schedule daily to support productivity, efficiency and maintain best practice visit utilization.

• Assesses physical, functional, psychosocial, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, cognitive status and discharge planning needs of the home care patient utilizing interview observations and physical exam techniques. Assesses the home environment for safety, infection control, and community resource needs. Reviews patient history and physical, diagnostics and laboratory data. Reviews available information obtained by other team members. Reports abnormal items and results to the physician as appropriate and reviews with patient family. Accurately and timely documents these assessments.

• Utilizing assessment data, formulates a patient specific plan of care along with the patient, family and physician which is feasible within the physical, financial and emotional resources of the family. Establishes individualized, realistic, measurable patient centered goals in consultation with the patient, family and other health care providers including goals to improve or stabilize patient’s medical condition, functional abilities and promote independence. Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient when developing the plan of care.

• Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team. Provides care based on physician’s orders, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements. Selects, applies or modifies skilled intervention consistent with training and scope of practice using various procedures and techniques to achieve the best outcome possible for the patient. (Ex: therapeutic exercise/activity, neuromuscular re-education, fine motor training, perceptual retraining, cognitive retraining, sensorimotor activities, orthosis fabrication, etc.) Assesses patient response to interventions and performs reassessments as required.

Qualifications

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed :

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Minimum of one-year relevant clinical occupational therapy experience

• Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy

• Current Occupational Therapy License in State of Practice

• Valid Driver’s License and current car insurance

• CPR certified

• Home Health Case-Manager Certification preferred

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

Category: Home Care

Organization: AdventHealth Palm Coast HHA and Hospice

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 24030260

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.