Job at a Glance Position: Occupational Therapist (OT)
Setting: Home Health
Territory: East Lyme area
Schedule: Full Time - Days - 32 hours per week
Travel: Locally , mileage reimbursed
Benefits: Benefit eligible
Position Summary The Occupational Therapist independently evaluates patients and develops individualized treatment plans aligned with patient and caregiver goals. Using evidence-based interventions, this role promotes independence, safety, and wellbeing while helping patients maximize function in daily living, leisure, and work. The Occupational Therapist may delegate appropriate care to Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and provide clinical supervision to students, aides, and assistants.
Key Responsibilities • Evaluate patients: Complete comprehensive functional assessments, including strength, motor control, mobility, pain, balance, coordination, cognition, and activities of daily living. Recognize age-related, physiological, and psychological changes and consult the care team as needed.
• Develop plans of care: Create individualized, measurable goals with patients and families; reassess progress, revise plans as needed, and notify the physician of significant changes.
• Provide treatment: Deliver and delegate appropriate therapeutic interventions that improve fine and gross motor skills and maximize independence in daily living, leisure, and work.
• Educate and coordinate: Teach patients and caregivers about treatment, precautions, and equipment use. Collaborate with therapists, nurses, social workers, physicians, and community resources on care transitions and discharge planning.
• Document services: Complete timely, accurate evaluations, visit notes, progress updates, plans of care, coding, transition plans, and discharge summaries.
• Supervise and delegate: Provide appropriate direction and clinical supervision to Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapy students, and Rehabilitation Aides.
• Maintain safety and compliance: Follow infection-control and safety practices, maintain required licensure and education, support an orderly care environment, and perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Qualifications • Current, unrestricted Occupational Therapist license in Connecticut.
• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
• Strong evaluation, treatment planning, documentation, education, communication, organization, and clinical decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, and appropriately supervise or delegate to assistants, students, and aides.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel within the assigned service area when required.
