Occupational Therapist
This assignment carries primary responsibility forproviding in-home occupational therapy assessments, and the planning, and administration and management of rehabilitation in the home for patients of the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SG VHS) Home BasedPrimary Care Program (HBPC).
Additional responsibilities, as HBPC duties allow,may include assisting in-home assessments of profoundly disabled patients of NF/SG VHS who are not enrolled in HBPC.
The OT will provide these in-home services to patients with a wide variety of multiple, complex chronic illnesses and/or profound disabilities.
Duties to include:
o Develop, implement and evaluate therapeutic rehabilitation programs.
o Assess the goals, living skills, physical abilities, and related needs for each patient.
o Procure necessary equipment/adaptive devices for direct patient care services.
o Reassess patients' levels of functioning and home environment.
o Revising the treatment plan as indicated when patient has achieved maximum benefit from PM&RS.
o Evaluate the need for additional services.
o Initiate consultation with other professionals to provide additional needed services.
o Evaluate the home for structural or positional changes in order to promote the patient's safety and o independence.
o Complete assessment and documentation required by performance measures applicable to the OT's role.
o Serve as content expert in ordering complexand specialized medical equipment.
Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday 8:
00am - 12:
00pm (Part-Time) Functional Statement Title/#:
Occupational Therapist 573-11F-02.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Additional responsibilities, as HBPC duties allow,may include assisting in-home assessments of profoundly disabled patients of NF/SG VHS who are not enrolled in HBPC.
The OT will provide these in-home services to patients with a wide variety of multiple, complex chronic illnesses and/or profound disabilities.
Duties to include:
o Develop, implement and evaluate therapeutic rehabilitation programs.
o Assess the goals, living skills, physical abilities, and related needs for each patient.
o Procure necessary equipment/adaptive devices for direct patient care services.
o Reassess patients' levels of functioning and home environment.
o Revising the treatment plan as indicated when patient has achieved maximum benefit from PM&RS.
o Evaluate the need for additional services.
o Initiate consultation with other professionals to provide additional needed services.
o Evaluate the home for structural or positional changes in order to promote the patient's safety and o independence.
o Complete assessment and documentation required by performance measures applicable to the OT's role.
o Serve as content expert in ordering complexand specialized medical equipment.
Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday 8:
00am - 12:
00pm (Part-Time) Functional Statement Title/#:
Occupational Therapist 573-11F-02.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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