Occupational Therapist

Dover Home Health

Minimum Level of Education

Bachelors

DESCRIPTION

Can you be a real, true friend? Is it your nature to be open, listen deeply, know your heart, respond genuinely, and care as only a real friend cares? If so, we want to meet you.

***Offering a 10K Sign-0On Bonus***

Our client, a regional healthcare provider and true friend of older adults, seeks a service-minded, career-oriented individual to join our team as an Occupational Therapist at our St. Louis location.

As an Occupational Therapist, you will have the opportunity to connect with, and positively impact the lives of, our patients daily! You will promote the physical, personal, and emotional well-being of patients and work with the Dover Health teams to strive to reach the ultimate goal, which is to return the patient to their maximum level of self-care and independence, when possible.

As an Occupational Therapist, you will impact the lives of our patients by –

• Providing direct patient care activities to patients as directed by physician orders including assessment, treatment planning, implementation, evaluation, and instruction/supervision of occupational therapy practice within the Standards of Practice for Occupational Therapy, and in compliance with the applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies.
• Performing the initial and/or comprehensive occupational therapy evaluation visit, identifying the primary focus of care, developing an individualized plan of care in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional or interdisciplinary team, patient, family, or caregiver.
• Educating patients and their families or caregivers about managing patient’s illness or injury, including home care needs, home safety, and use of assistive and adaptive devices.
• Participating in care coordination and discharge planning activities and acting as a resource to other health care personnel in meeting patient's needs.
• Participating in activities that promote patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Participating in professional development and lifelong learning activities.
• Supervising the COTAs.
• Performing other responsibilities as assigned

To become an Occupational Therapist, you will need –

• Bachelor's, Master’s, or Doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current Occupational Therapy license in the state(s) of practice
• Current Basic Life Support/CPR certification
• Current and valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and current liability auto insurance.
• Must be able to meet all physical demands of the job which includes, but is not limited to seeing, speaking, touching, walking, standing, bending, reaching overhead, crouching/kneeling or crawling, as well as the ability to regularly lift/move up to 50lbs independently and up to 200lbs with assistance.
• Ability to work well with others and take direction from management, as well as take initiative – willing to go above and beyond to ensure our patients needs are met and they are comfortable in their living environment.
• Self-motivated to accomplish identified goals with a strong sense of accountability for results.