Occupational Therapist (Home Health)
On-siteHayward, California, United States
Job Summary
Evaluate and address the needs of individuals in their homes in partnership with the Case Manager to enable safe, productive living. Services include home safety, medication management, wheelchair seating, pain management, falls prevention, chronic disease management, and dementia caregiver training. Serve as an educator, patient advocate, and member of the interdisciplinary care team. This role requires a current unrestricted CA Occupational Therapist License, BLS/CPR certification, and a valid CA Driver's License. Knowledge of local community resources is required, with experience in high acuity patients and case management fundamentals being a plus. Flexible work schedules are available with autonomy over hours, and the position is based in the Hayward territory.
Required Qualifications
- Current unrestricted CA Occupational Therapist License
- Current BLS/CPR Certification
- Valid CA Driver's License
- Knowledge of local community resources
- Knowledge and understanding of individual development and human behavior as it relates to the effects of illness/injury; and of the influence of culture on health care
- Knowledge of state and federal homecare regulatory guidelines
- Experience home health care
- Experience with high acuity patients
- Experience working with an interdisciplinary team
- Case Management fundamentals
- Self-Directed
- Empathetic
- Critical thinker
- Outstanding interpersonal skills
- Leadership skills
- Organized
- Must be in the field visiting patients in their homes
- Must be available for occasional coverage outside of primary territory
- Must be able to provide coverage for supporting vacancies, leaves of absence, higher patient census, or other client care needs
- Must be able to support safe, high-quality patient care
- Must be able to meet the needs of the growing organization
- Must be able to serve as an educator
- Must be able to serve as a patient advocate
- Must be able to work as a member of the interdisciplinary care team
- Must be able to evaluate and address the needs of individuals in their homes
- Must be able to help individuals live safely and productively in their home environment
- Must be able to address home safety needs
- Must be able to address medication management needs
- Must be able to address wheelchair seating and positioning needs
- Must be able to address pain management needs
- Must be able to address falls prevention needs
- Must be able to address management of chronic diseases
- Must be able to provide family caregiver training
- Must be able to work in partnership with the Case Manager
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of state and federal homecare regulatory guidelines preferred
- Experience home health care is highly preferred
- Experience with high acuity patients is a plus
- Experience working with an interdisciplinary team is highly desired
- Case Management fundamentals is highly desired
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