At Granite VNA, New Hampshire’s largest home health and hospice provider, we believe in care that helps our patients return to living the life they desire. The care we provide is personal and meaningful. Join our mission-driven team and deliver high-quality care in the historically rich Manchester, New Hampshire area.
Why join Granite VNA:
· A supportive leadership team who leads with compassion and integrity
· Autonomy and purpose
· Collaboration with a team full of dedicated, knowledgeable and supportive professionals
· Competitive pay, mileage reimbursement and generous benefits
· Ongoing professional development and opportunities for career growth
At Granite VNA, we bring care home – and bring out the best in our team. If you’re ready to trade the in-patient setting for a career with freedom, flexibility and deep impact, we’d love to meet you!
Apply today and bring your care to where it matters most – home.
Position Overview
Reporting to the Home Care Director, the Granite VNA Occupational Therapist (OT) delivers age appropriate care to the patient in the home setting utilizing standard therapy practice: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation within scope of practice defined by the NH Occupational Therapy Board. OTs will effectively interact with patients, caregivers and other healthcare team members while maintaining all standards of professional therapy. OTs will supervise Certified Occupational Therapist Assistants assigned to patients.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Develops and implements appropriate plan of care (POC) and discharge goals in partnership with the patient, patient representative (if any) and/or caregiver(s) based on thorough assessment incorporating all aspects of patient limitations and goals, and potential discharge environment
* Documents accurate and ongoing assessment, treatment and discharge of the patient. Documentation includes evidence of progress towards goals, appropriate patient/caregiver teaching, and the understanding of these instructions in accordance with agency timeframes.
* Develops and implement POC that comply with referral source orders, include specific treatment measures and indicate frequency and expected duration as indicated on the POC.
* Engages the patient /caregiver in meaningful education as indicated per care plan.
* Communicates with all ordering providers involved in the POC and other health practitioners related to the current POC.
* Demonstrates responsibility to effectively coordinate the patient’s POC with members of the interdisciplinary team and other health professionals through team/patient care conference. Updates patient’s short-term/long-term goals as appropriate based on interdisciplinary team assessments and re-assessments.
* Participates in interdisciplinary team, agency projects, committees, QAPI program and/or other activities upon request and approval from direct supervisor. Attends Agency In-service programs.
Other Job Functions
* Supervise Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants assigned to patients according to federal and state regulations.
* Coach, mentor and precept new occupational therapy employees and students.
* Performs job duties in a safe manner in order to prevent injury to yourself and others.
This is a full time position Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications and Requirements
* Graduate of an approved occupational therapy program, accompanied by current New Hampshire occupational therapy license.
* One year of occupational therapy experience.
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