Occupational Therapist - Home Health/Hospice (0.8 FTE)

Responsible for evaluation, planning, directing and administrating Occupational Therapy (OT) modalities to individuals that will promote independence and quality of life. Occupational therapy is prescribed by a licensed physician. Develops an individualized plan of care for the patient in an effort to improve, sustain or restore independence to individuals who have had an injury, illness, disability or cognitive dysfunction. The Occupational Therapist will assist patients to reach their maximum performance goals through learning life skills, develop or regain physical or mental functioning or adjust to disabilities by implementing programs involving manual arts and crafts, practice in functional, prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, activities of daily living, and sensorimotor, educational, recreational, and social activities. Promotes maximum independence by selecting and constructing therapies according to individual's physical capacity, intelligence level, and intere...