Home Care Occupational Therapist

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Key Position Details:

Allina Health is looking for a Occupational Therapist supporting the New Ulm Region within our Home Care Team.

• 0.6 FTE (48 hours per two-week period)
• 8-hour day shift, occasional weekend
• No major holidays
• Benefit eligible position
• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Job Description:

Provides care that is appropriate, efficient, and effective in meeting the customer's requirements for occupational therapy in a hospital, outpatient clinic, home health, mental health, skilled nursing facility or community based settings.

Principle Responsibilities

• Provides therapy to patients.
  • Generates a therapy diagnosis by gathering patient data and assessing the patient.
  • Designs, implements and modifies therapeutic interventions.
  • Educates patient and family in establishing goals of treatment.
  • Sets improvement levels and determines the amount of time needed to reach that level.
  • Uses re-examination to determine whether predicted outcomes are reasonable modifies as necessary.
  • Accommodates selection of tests and measures and therapeutic interventions to the age of the patient/client.
  • Reports and records service charges.
  • Provides safe patient equipment, ensures personal safety and safe work environment.
  • Selects and delegates appropriate tasks of the plan of care.
  • Supervises therapeutic programs and activities carried out by aides.
  • Coordinates care with inter-disciplinary referrals or referrals to other practitioners.
• Participates in performance improvement and process improvement activities for the department.
  • Supports and promotes new services as requested.
  • Provides ongoing input to enhance the services provided by the department.
  • Develops and promotes new and current programs as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program
• 0 to 2 years occupational therapist experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Occupational Therapist - MN Department of Health required if service area is in Minnesota upon hire
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required within 60 Days
• Valid Driver's License required upon hire - MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver's license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment if providing services for Home Care and Hospice

Physical Demands

• Medium Work*:
• Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently