(Urgent Search) Home Health Occupational Therapist OT Full Time (Hiring Immediately)
Company: Aveanna Healthcare
Location: Athens
Posted on: July 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Position Overview We are looking for an Occupational Therapist
(OT) to join our team! You will utilize your clinical expertise to
assess, teach, and deliver therapy interventions and treatment
directed by the Physician as established in the home health plan of
care. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary team members,
receiving and providing pertinent updates to optimize patient
well-being. Schedule: Full-Time visits Monday - Friday Territory:
Limestone, Lauderdale, Morgan, and Lawrence counties Essential Job
Functions: - Perform initial and ongoing assessments to evaluate
mobility, coordination, strength and current level of function. -
Responsible for administration, evaluation, and interpretation of
tests and measurements to determine functional goals and outcomes.
- Provide a written evaluation and plan of care defining
occupational therapy needs, goals, progress and expected outcomes.
- Delivery of occupational therapy services to comply with
prescribed physician orders. - Maintains plan of care by performing
timely documentation of client performance, modifying goals and
treatment as needed, and determine discharge care plans as
appropriate. - Responsible for discharge planning, including
collaborating and educating the patient and his/her caretakers on
home exercise plan to follow discharge. - Participates in
coordination of services with health care team, physicians,
parent/guardians, nurses, etc. - Documents according to policy and
procedure and requires minimal supervision or instruction. -
Documents effectively resulting in no technical or clinical denials
subsequent to review of documentation by payers - Maintain
effective communication between staff, healthcare team members and
family. Serve as a resource consultant for clinical staff. -
Supervises other personnel (OTA, HHA) as applicable. - Completes
OASIS assessments where allowed by state professional practice and
regulation. Requirements: - Degree in Occupational Therapy from an
accredited university/program. - Current, unrestricted state
license as an Occupational Therapist in the state of practice -
Valid CPR Preferred: - Strong organization and communication skills
- Attention to detail - Time management - Proven
relationship-builder - Experience in Home Health Therapy and
completion of OASIS documentation HHH As an employer accepting
Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all
health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions,
including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions
for medical or religious reasons as appropriate. Notice for Job
Applicants Residing in California
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