Job Summary:
The occupational therapist provides home care services to Kaiser Permanente patients in community based and facility settings. This position may provide therapy services to patients in the home health, hospice, home infusion, palliative care, or other programs under the direction of the patients physician(s) to provide quality health care outcomes and facilitate the achievement of maximum independence of the patient utilizing health care resources within Kaiser Permanente and the community. This care is provided through coordinating the delivery of high quality, cost-effective skilled, rehabilitative or palliative care as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Essential Responsibilities:

Provides skilled occupational therapy services to patients consistent with agency policy, state practice acts, and applicable state and federal regulations as directed by the patients physician.

Demonstrates professional behavior supporting regional and departmental policies, procedures goals and values. Activities include performing initial and ongoing assessments of patient rehab potential, activities of daily living, cognitive skills, pain, visual perception, neuromuscular and sensory integrative skills/abilities, functional needs and abilities, activity tolerance, mobility, positioning, safety in the home environment, equipment needs, compliance with physician ordered care (including medications), psychosocial status, need for community resources and home health/hospice services. Actively seeks opportunity for continued professional growth and knowledge.

Develops and implements an individualized care plan utilizing departmental and community resources in a cost-effective manner. Skilled plan of occupational therapy care includes utilizing therapeutic exercises/activities, modalities, design/fabrication/ recommendation of adaptive equipment/orthotic and assistive devices, compensatory techniques based on patient assessment and understanding of treatment risks and benefits relevant to the patients medical condition, rehabilitation potential and prognosis.

Coordinates the delivery of occupational therapy care with nursing, social work, aide, therapy, insurance case management, equipment suppliers, outpatient, inpatient, long term care, hospice and community resources which results in effective utilization of resources and the timely attainment of achievable rehabilitation and/or palliative care goals.

Participates in quality and performance improvement activities within the department including but not limited to measurement and continuous improvement of clinical competency, regulatory compliance, outcome achievement, resource management, work team performance, and customer satisfaction.

Performs other duties as requested.

Basic Qualifications:
Experience

One (1) year of occupational therapy experience.

Experience as an interdisciplinary team member.

Education

Graduation from an American Occupational Therapy Association-approved program.

Bachelor of science or masters degree in occupational therapy.

License, Certification, Registration

This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required before hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.

Occupational Therapist License (Washington) within 6 months of hire

Occupational Therapist License (Oregon) within 6 months of hire

Drivers License (in location where applicable)

Basic Life Support

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapist Certificate

National Provider Identifier required at hire

Additional Requirements:

Demonstrates customer-focused service skills.

Able to adapt quality occupational therapy and rehabilitation into a patients home setting.

Demonstrates competency in the use of occupational therapy equipment in the home care setting.

Able to prioritize patient needs to achieve attainable treatment goals.

Thorough knowledge of teaching/learning principles.

Working knowledge of interdisciplinary care coordination.

Able to learn to operate a laptop computer to perform clinical documentation.

Keyboarding or typing skills.

Note: This position requires completion of a typing test.

Note: This position requires a reliable automobile to travel to and from patient homes.

Preferred Qualifications:

One-two (1-2) years of clinical experience providing occupational therapy in a home care or rehabilitation setting.

Recent experience caring for chronically ill and geriatric patients.

Experience as an interdisciplinary team member. Working knowledge of the managed care industry.

Knowledge of Medicare regulations/requirements.

Working knowledge of palliative care for the terminally ill patient.

Knowledgeable of the care for the chronically ill and frail elderly.

Excellent time management, problem solving and customer service skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Able to work autonomously and manage their caseload.

Operational knowledge of computerized clinical documentation and office application systems including the use of laptop/notebook computers.

Notes:

On Call variable days, holiday and weekends HH OT